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SGEM#333: Do you gotta be starting something – like tPA before EVT?

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He also works at an urgent care and a rural critical access hospital. He also works at an urgent care and a rural critical access hospital. Garreth is interested in wilderness medicine and is the co-director of the […] The post SGEM#333: Do you gotta be starting something – like tPA before EVT?

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Red Leg in the Heartland of America: A Rural Physician’s Approach to the Patient with a Potential DVT

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However, duplex ultrasonography may not be readily available at all times in rural or critical access facilities. It is paramount to make sure this approach is agreed upon in your ED or urgent care and that there is a clear pathway before implementing a similar strategy.