Episode 55: Term Pregnancy Part 2 with Mike Hofkamp
Anesthesia and Critical Care Reviews and Commentary (ACCRAC) Podcast
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Septic Pelvic Vein Thrombosis
An ultrasound or an echo to look at the right heart for a right ventricular dilation in the setting of a PE that might be causing right heart strain. You can also use ultrasound in the legs to look for a DDT. Unless the patient is actually unstable and crashing then if we see that dilated right ventricle we may act on that sort of suspicionthat that makes it more likely that it's a PE.
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