EM Quick Hits 39 Overdiagnosis, Lytics for Submassive PE, Pericardial Effusion, Hemophilia Treatment
Emergency Medicine Cases
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You Missed a Pericartial Effluent?
A patient returned to the hospital with shortness of breath and low blood pressure. She was diagnosed with a pericartial effusion, which is common in patients on dialysis. The doctor missed this because he or she may have been overlooking other factors that could cause hypotension. Doctor: Be wary of discharging a patient with abnormal vital signs.
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