Right pneumothorax with the S1Q3T3 electrocardiogram pattern usually associated with pulmonary embolus

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 310-312

  Goddard, Roy ^b   Scofield, R Hal ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

electrocardiogram; Pneumothorax; pulmonary embolus

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; PNEUMOTHORAX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; Q WAVE;

EID: 0031007906     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0735-6757(97)90023-1     Document Type: Article

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