Welcome to Episode 8 of the Official Podcast of the Royal NZ College of Urgent Care.  This episode was recorded live at the Goodfellow Symposium and is a discussion with Emergency Medicine Specialist and President Elect of the ACEM – Dr John Bonning.  Together with Dr Dave Sorrell (DCT for RNZCUC) we discuss investigating Pulmonary Embolism, Chest Pain and Head injury.

Pulmonary Embolism – (1.45)

Chest Pain – (20.40)

Head Injury – (26.50)

These links are to the decision instruments referenced throughout the talk.

https://www.mdcalc.com/perc-rule-pulmonary-embolism

https://www.mdcalc.com/wells-criteria-pulmonary-embolism

https://www.mdcalc.com/heart-score-major-cardiac-events

https://www.mdcalc.com/timi-risk-score-ua-nstemi

https://www.mdcalc.com/emergency-department-assessment-chest-pain-score-edacs

https://www.mdcalc.com/canadian-ct-head-injury-trauma-rule

 

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