Initial evaluation of chest pain

Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 937-957

  Boie, Eric T ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; D DIMER; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; IBUPROFEN; NITROPRUSSIDE SODIUM;

ACUTE HEART FAILURE; ANAMNESIS; AORTA DISSECTION; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; EVALUATION; FIRST AID; HUMAN; IMAGING; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; TACHYCARDIA; THORAX PAIN;

EID: 25844456969     PISSN: 07338627     EISSN: 07338627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2005.07.007     Document Type: Review

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