19 December 2025 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Terminology Risk Factors Venous Anatomy Clinical Presentation Differential Diagnosis of DVT Diagnostic Evaluation Pretest Probability Estimation D-dimer Radiologic...
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Diagnosing Pulmonary Embolism and Management of Low-Risk PE In ED
4 December 2025 by Shahriar Lahouti. CONTENTS Preface Epidemiology and Risk Factors Clinical presentation of PE Massive/submassive PE Large central PE Pulmonary infarction DVT Site of DVT and risk of PE Differential...
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...