ED management of pediatric syncope: searching for a rationale

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-70

  Goble, Monica Martin ^a   Benitez, Cathy ^a   Baumgardner, Max ^a   Fenske, Kathleen ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ELECTROLYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD CARE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG SCREENING; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; HORMONE URINE LEVEL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYNCOPE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALGORITHMS; BLOOD CELL COUNT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SYNCOPE;

EID: 36849013545     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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