Orthostatic change in shock index: Comparison with traditional tilt test definitions

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 926-931

  Witting, Michael D ^a   Smithline, Howard A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

cardiovascular system; hemorrhage; hypotension; orthostatic; physical examination; shock

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD DONOR; BODY POSTURE; HUMAN; HYPOVOLEMIC SHOCK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPERTENSION; PHLEBOTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TILTING;

EID: 0029795416     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1553-2712.1996.tb03321.x     Document Type: Article

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