EMDocs

MARCH 18, 2025

Physiologic dead space higher in chronic lung disease (COPD). Poor candidates: underlying pulmonary disease like COPD, lung cancer, bronchiectasis. Consult pulmonology/critical care, interventional radiology, and cardiothoracic surgery, which may mean transfer. Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.

COPD 81

COPD Radiology Radiology PPE 81

ALiEM

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

An 86-year-old man with a past medical history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, chronic kidney disease, COPD, choledocholithiasis requiring ERCP and sphincterotomy 2 years ago presented with five days of feeling unwell. doi: 10.1148/radiology.148.1.6856839. History was limited due to cognitive impairment.

Radiology 64

Radiology Radiology Ultrasounds COPD 64

Taming the SRU

OCTOBER 1, 2023

It can be further divided into two types: primary--those that occur in generally healthy individuals without underlying lung disease, and secondary--those that occur in individuals with underlying lung disease such as COPD [1]. doi:10.1148/radiology.144.4.7111716 Smoking is a known risk factor, as is cannabis use [2,5, 7-8].

Fractures 96

Fractures COPD Hospitals Emergency Department 96

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

MARCH 12, 2018

This includes, but is not limited to, PE, asthma/COPD exacerbation, hypoxic vasoconstriction from pneumonia, acute pulmonary hypertension exacerbation. The pulmonary artery trunk is dilated at 35mm per radiology report. This ECG is diagnostic of hemodynamically significant acute right heart strain. This is a very large clot burden.

EKG/ECG 40

EKG/ECG Radiology Radiology COPD 40

EM Ottawa

APRIL 4, 2024

Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is becoming a cornerstone tool in our assessment of patient presentations and is helping us guide our clinical management. This is also represented in the amount of literature that has been published on the use of PoCUS in 2023.

Ultrasounds 73

Ultrasounds Infectious Diseases COPD Shock 73