Register
Community
Overview
Experts
Editors
Fellows
Code of conduct
AI Guidelines for Physicians
Company
About Us
FAQs
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Careers
Programs
News
News Releases
Press Coverage
Publications
Blog
Contact Us
Sign in
Please select the option that best describes you:
Topics:
Pulmonology
•
Pulmonary Vascular Disease
•
Hospital Medicine
Would you place an IVC filter in a patient with an acute intermediate risk PE and a proximal DVT who is on anticoagulation?
Answer from: at Community Practice
No. The only role for IVC filter use is in patients who can not tolerate anticoagulation (Marron et al., PMID 32795479).
Sign in or Register to read more
18059
Related Questions
In cases of intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism, what factors influence your decision to pursue catheter-directed thrombolysis?
For patients with newly diagnosed VTE on IV heparin planned for transition to DOAC, would you start at the loading or maintenance DOAC dose?
What do you think about using conventional thoracic imaging methods (e.g., X-ray, CT, etc.) to determine if a pleural effusion is of adequate size to consider thoracentesis?
What strategies do you use to prevent overcorrection of serum sodium in patients with severe hyponatremia and adrenal insufficiency when initiating glucocorticoid therapy?
What factors do you consider for patients on an individual basis when establishing a post-cardiac arrest MAP goal after ROSC is achieved, considering some may benefit from higher MAP goals for optimal cerebral perfusion?
How do you mitigate risk when performing bronchoscopy in hypoxic patients requiring high levels of supplemental oxygen?
How do you identify which patients are at highest risk for decompensation and most likely to benefit from NIV for pre-oxygenation prior to intubation?
How do you approach the management of patients with mildly elevated mPAP (21-24 mmHg) and PVR (2-3 WU) who may be at risk of progression, given the recent changes in the hemodynamic definition of pulmonary hypertension?
Do you administer prophylactic antibiotics to prevent VAP following intubation in patients with acute brain injury?
In drawing blood cultures from a central line to evaluate for CLABSI, do you advise drawing separate blood cultures from each port in case of dual or triple lumen line?