160: The 2026 AHA/ACC New PE Guidelines with Dr. Mark Creager

Podcast: Rapid Response RN · Sarah Lorenzini

Opublikowano: 2026-04-10

The AHA just updated the playbook on acute pulmonary embolism. The old classification system is gone. Heparin drips are no longer the default. And if your instinct is to push for intubation, that could be the thing that makes your patient worse. In this episode, Dr. Mark Creager, lead author of the 2026 AHA Multi-Society Guideline on Acute Pulmonary Embolism, breaks down exactly what's changed, how the new guidelines help teams make better decisions faster, and what nurses need to know about frontline PE management. Learn what the data says about oxygen therapy, anticoagulation, vasopressors, and...