http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2009/11/a-classic-respiratory-case/ Emergency Medicine education blog Wed, 23 May 2012 14:50:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2009/11/a-classic-respiratory-case/#comment-12493 Paul Young Mon, 30 Nov 2009 14:21:00 +0000 http://lifeinthefastlane.com/?p=8260#comment-12493 This patient was managed in an Intensive Care Unit in the first instance and then discharged after placement of the IVC filter. In general, after pulmonary embolism, I would admit any patient with haemodynamic instability or evidence of right ventricular strain to a monitored bed and would consider thrombolysis. This patient was managed in an Intensive Care Unit in the first instance and then discharged after placement of the IVC filter. In general, after pulmonary embolism, I would admit any patient with haemodynamic instability or evidence of right ventricular strain to a monitored bed and would consider thrombolysis.

]]> http://lifeinthefastlane.com/2009/11/a-classic-respiratory-case/#comment-12492 Ivy Thu, 26 Nov 2009 10:26:00 +0000 http://lifeinthefastlane.com/?p=8260#comment-12492 Very interesting. I saw a similar patient not long ago. When do they need to be admitted to a monitored bed? Very interesting. I saw a similar patient not long ago. When do they need to be admitted to a monitored bed?

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