April 10th, 2017
Pulmonary Embolus: Evaluating the Five Ps of PE
Alexandra Godfrey, BSc PT, MS PA-C
Years ago, my physician father said to me; “If something does not make sense, if you struggle to determine the pathology, consider pulmonary embolus (PE).” More recently, an ER physician colleague offered me the following advice: “If you think about PE, test for it.” Of course, an astute clinician places both pieces of wisdom into context. I am not going to look […]