Is the radiology department changing its mind after your patient is discharged?

When you talk to an emergency physician about electronic medical records and emergency department information systems, you’re likely to get a strong reaction.

The key to pain management is to treat your patient the way you’d want to be  treated. But are EPs a part of the pain care solution or the problem?

D-dimer assays have been previously hypothesized to be useful for many disease entities including pulmonary embolism, disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and subarachnoid hemorrhage (sampled from the CSF). Now, D-dimer is being considered for the evaluation of possible aortic dissection. 10 in 100,000 Americans will experience an aortic dissection annually with 38% being misdiagnosed initially. Clearly, we need help making this diagnosis. However, is D-dimer the right tool?

Some state medical boards have introduced new, niche CME requirements. Are you up to date? 

 

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