4 December 2025 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Epidemiology and Risk Factors Clinical presentation of PE Differential diagnosis Diagnostic evaluation D-dimer DVT Ultrasound for PE evaluation CTPA Diagnostic...
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Anticoagulants in the ED: A Pragmatic Guide for the Emergency Physician
4 December 2025 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Hemostasis Balance Bleeding Patients Step 1:Identify the agent 📊Table: Anticoagulant agents Step 2: Managing Major bleeding-The Reversal Road Map 📊Table: Reversal...
Critical Poisoning: A General Approach To Management Of Intoxication In Adults
August 18, 2024, by Shahriar Lahouti. Last Update 15 September 2025. CONTENTS Preface Diagnosis History & physicals Toxidrome Investigation Resuscitation General principles Airway management Neurologic toxicity...
Valvular Emergencies Part 1: Diagnosis and Management of Severe Mitral Regurgitation Made Easy!
18 December by Shahriar Lahouti. Last update 12 September 2023. CONTENTS Preface Case scenario Background Scope of discussion Mitral valve apparatus Terminology Mitral regurgitation Mechanism of MR Etiology of MR...
Sodium Channel Blocker Toxicity
July 11, 2024, by Shahriar Lahouti. Last Update 15 September 2025. CONTENTS Preface Pathophysiology Agents Approach to diagnosis and treatment Clinical features Evaluation History and physical exams Initial...
Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Shifting Paradigm
9 Jan 2022 via Shahriar Lahouti. Last Update 30 August 2025. CONTENTS Preface Anatomy of infarction Definition Myocardial Injury vs. Myocardial Infarction (MI) Pathophysiologic classification of MI...