FOAMcast

Launched in the US in 2018 by Dr Lauren Westafer and Dr Jeremy Faust, focusing on the latest developments in FOAMed (Free Open Access Medical Education), clinical research updates, and practice-changing clinical guidance for emergency clinicians.

July 7, 2026

Pulmonary Embolism in Pediatric Patients - PERC-Peds

Paediatric emergency and respiratory clinicians get a focused review of PERC-Peds, D-dimer and CT pulmonary angiography in children aged 4–17. The rule is positioned as a one-way tool for low pre-test probability cases after pulmonary embolism is already being considered, not as a general chest-pain screen.

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