Updates in DVT/PE in the Urgent Care and Emergency Department Setting

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This presentation will give a synopsis that describes and discusses the pearls and pitfalls of diagnosing and treating DVT and PE in the Urgent Care and Emergency Department setting. There are many new articles describing age adjusted d-dimer cutoffs to guide ruling out and diagnosing DVT/PE. There are also new guidelines for treatment options for DVT/PE that will affect current practice.

Upon completion of this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Identify and discuss current guidelines on ruling out and diagnosing DVT/PE
• Discuss new age adjusted d-dimmer criteria and studies in recent literature
• Identify and discuss current treatment options for DVT/PE