Variable diagnostic approach to suspected pulmonary embolism in the ED of a major academic tertiary care center

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 5-9

  Prologo, John David ^a,b   Glauser, Jonathan ^a,b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acute pulmonary embolism; Diagnosis; Emergency department; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

DIMER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0036142861     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/ajem.2002.30010     Document Type: Article

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