A prospective audit of referrals for breathlessness in patients hospitalised for other reasons

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-24

  Mukhopadhyay, A ^a   Lim, Tow Keang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Chest radiograph; Computed tomography pulmonary angiogram; Dyspnoea; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD EXAMINATION; CARDIOLOGY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT REFERRAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SURGICAL WARD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 12444292243     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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