A simplified clinical model to predict pulmonary embolism in patients with acute dyspnea

International Heart Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 259-271

  Chen, Ju Yi ^a   Chao, Ting Hsing ^a   Gou, Yue Liang ^a   Hsu, Chih Hsin ^a   Huang, Yao Yi ^a   Chen, Jyh Hong ^a   Lin, Li Jen ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute dyspnea; Pretest probability; Pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHEST TIGHTNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; LEG EDEMA; LUNG ALVEOLUS OXYGEN TENSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PHYSICIAN; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; DYSPNEA; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RADIOGRAPHY, THORACIC; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 33645810198     PISSN: 13492365     EISSN: 13493299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1536/ihj.47.259     Document Type: Article

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