Non-Cardiac Causes of Chest Pain
Annually, almost 6 million patients present to the emergency department with a chief complaint of chest pain. Thankfully, the majority will not have an acute coronary syndrome (ACS) as the…
Pulmonary Thromboembolism and Thrombolytics
Pulmonary Thromboembolism: Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Risk Factors, Investigations and Management
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), is responsible for more than 250,000 annual hospitalizations in the United States, with significant risk for morbidity…