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Diagnostics and Therapeutics: Managing Pneumothorax

Taming the SRU

This topic is additionally complicated by the development of multiple diagnostic tools now available for diagnosis as well as variable sizing algorithms used around the world. doi:10.1148/radiology.144.4.7111716 Institutional resources and specialty services may further dictate the management of PTX. AJR Am J Roentgenol.

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A crashing patient with an abnormal ECG that you must recognize

Dr. Smith's ECG Blog

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. She was discharged and did well. There are filling defects in both main pulmonary arteries.

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