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Controversies of Thrombolytics for Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a disease process associated with significant morbidity and mortality. The benefits of thrombolytics for massive PE has been established in the literature. But what does the evidence say about the use of thrombolytics for submassive PE? What are the current guidelines and recommendations? As emergency physicians how should we apply the current evidence for the use of thrombolytics in submassive PE?

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Pneumonia Mimics: Pearls and Pitfalls

Pneumonia is an illness frequently seen in our emergency departments. But, are all presentations actually pneumonia? Are we missing other illnesses that present similarly to pneumonia? Which ones pose significant morbidity and mortality risk to our patients? What clues are out there that will aid us in making an alternative and critical diagnosis?

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Traversing Transverse Myelitis

We all place transverse myelitis on our broad differential of acute and dangerous causes of back pain in the emergency department. However, given the rarity of this condition and the rarity of when we make the diagnosis even when present, let's take a deeper look into this condition and determine what the emergency physician must know.