Diagnosing PE in Pregnant Women — Brown Emergency Medicine

Epidemiology – Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs in pregnant women at 7-10 times the incidence in age-matched controls. Pregnant women who get VTE have deep venous thrombosis (DVT) approximately 3 times as often as pulmonary embolism (PE). The increased risk is similar during all three trimesters, starts to diminish after delivery, and returns to baseline by six weeks post-partum. The left leg is affected in 85% of pregnancy-associated DVT, possibly from compression of the left iliac vein. Isolated pelvic DVT is also more common in pregnancy. In the developed world, pregnancy-associated VTE is the leading cause of maternal mortality.

Source: Diagnosing PE in Pregnant Women — Brown Emergency Medicine

Study highlights drug-drug interaction risk from two commonly used drugs – Pharmaceutical Journal

Combined treatment with the antibiotic ceftriaxone and the proton pump inhibitor lansoprazole can lead to an increased risk of drug-induced arrhythmia, a study has found.

Source: Study highlights drug-drug interaction risk from two commonly used drugs | News | Pharmaceutical Journal

A quarter of millennials avoid the influenza vaccine due to cost – American Pharmacists Association

New research from CityMD Urgent Care indicates that more than one-half of millennials say they do not plan to get vaccinated against influenza this year.

Source: A quarter of millennials avoid the influenza vaccine due to cost | American Pharmacists Association

I guess these people haven’t seen the following public service announcement.