Round 16 (MW) Leg Pain

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