EKG Findings in PE
Dr. Akash Bhatnagar, MD
This week's education is on ekg findings in acute PE. These findings can easily lead you down the ACS pathway, but are actually more sensitive and specific for acute PE. See the attachment for a summary.
The link below is, unfortunately, a malpractice case where these findings were labeled as "nonspecific" and eventually the patient had a bad outcome. It shows the importance of abnormal ecg findings and how they should be not be ignored even if a patient is PERC/Wells/Heart score low.