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Update: This AMA will be happening Friday, December 12th from Noon-1:30pm EST.
We're very pleased to announce that our next Ask Me Anything will be with Mike Stone, MD, RDMS. Dr. Stone is the Division Chief of Emergency Ultrasound and the Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director at Brigham andShare this:
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Acute heart failure exacerbation disposition
Not all patients require admission
Consider patient hemodynamics, respiratory status, ECG, labs (Cr, troponin, sodium/electrolytes), ability to ambulate, follow up
Elevated troponin and serum Cr associated with worse outcomes
Don’t use risk tools alone for DC, but Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale may assist in admission (ACEP Level B)
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