SDMS CME Credit – The Effectiveness of a Patient’s Bedside Ultrasonography in Diagnosing a Pulmonary Embolism,in the Emergency Department

Article: The Effectiveness of a Patient’s Bedside Ultrasonography in Diagnosing a Pulmonary Embolism, in the Emergency Department

Authors: Ömer Taşkın, MD, Zeynep Kekeç, MD, Fuat Belli, MD3, and Mustafa Oğuz Tuğcan, MD

Category: Cardiac (Adult) [AE]

Credit: 1.0 SDMS CME Credit

Objectives: After studying the article, you should be able to:

• Identify diagnostic imaging modalities and clinical findings used to diagnose a pulmonary embolism.

• Describe the Wells Scoring System.

• Identify the role that focused cardiac ultrasonography can play in the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the emergency department.

1. What is the mortality rate of patients who receive treatment for PE?

2. What is the sensitivity of TTE in the diagnosis of PE?

3. What percentage of all patients with PE have no risk indicators?

4. How many patients in this study had a high-risk Wells score?

5. According to Bass (and others), what is the sensitivity of the Wells criteria for PE diagnosis?

6. What is the percentage of patients with a PE who also have DVT?

7. What percentage of patients with PE and DVT are asymptomatic?