Round 16 (MW) Leg Pain
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You are working at Clerkship General when you overhear the base command radio. “Clerkship General. We have a 57 year-old female coming in for leg pain. She just had surgery at your hospital. Her blood pressure is 85/50. We’ll be there in 5 minutes.” Initial Vitals: HR: 122 BP: 75/40 Temp: 100.1 RR: 24 O2: 74% Critical Actions: * Obtain full set of vital signs * Treat the patient’s pain * Diagnose PE without imaging * Stabilize patient prior to imaging * Transfer the patient for thrombectomy
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