by Max Zworth, Hans Rosenberg, Krishan Yadav | Apr 7, 2025 | Featured, Full Article, Journal Club, Thrombosis
Methodology: 2.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Bannelier H, et al. Acad Emerg Med. 2025 Feb;32(2):116-122. doi: 10.1111/acem.15032. Editorial: D-dimer in high-risk pulmonary embolism workup. Question and Methods: The authors performed a post-hoc analysis of three European...
by James Gilbertson, Michael Woo, Nathan Hecht | Dec 19, 2024 | Cardiology, Ultrasound
Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) for lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) remains a skill with significant variability in local practice. While some physicians perform DVT scans regularly, others rarely incorporate PoCUS into their workflow. Regardless of your...
by Kaitlin Endres, Mathieu McKinnon | Jan 18, 2024 | Critical Care, emergency, Featured, Gastroenterology, Grand Round Summaries, Surgery, Thrombosis
When working up your patient, how often do you think of problems related to the hepatic venous system? Have you suppressed those memories of time spent over your cadaver in medical school learning the anatomy? By the end of this, you will all be newly discovered...
by Hans Rosenberg | Jul 8, 2021 | Journal Club, Thrombosis
Methodology: 3.5/5 Usefulness: 2/5 Xu K, et al. J Thromb Haemost. 2021 Apr 8. doi: 10.1111/jth.15337. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 33834620. Question and methods: The authors sought to develop a new, simplified clinical decision rule to exclude DVT using individual...
by Hans Rosenberg | Feb 10, 2020 | Journal Club, landmark, Thrombosis
Methodology Score: 4/5 Usefulness Score: 4.5/5 Kearon C, et al. N Engl J Med. 2019 Nov 28;381(22):2125-2134 Question and Methods: the authors sought to demonstrate safety using a d-dimer cut-off of 1000ng/mL for low pre-test probability patients & a cut-off of...
