Dobutamine stress echocardiogram: Emergency department evaluation of chest pain

Journal of Emergency Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 240-246

  Zielinski, Sheila ^a,b   Pavey, Sandi ^a   Dunham, Sue ^a  

^a METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; DOBUTAMINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL PATHWAY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; STANDARD; THORAX PAIN;

CHEST PAIN; CRITICAL PATHWAYS; DOBUTAMINE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; SYMPATHOMIMETICS;

EID: 0032087655     PISSN: 00991767     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0099-1767(98)90064-2     Document Type: Article

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