Pulmonary embolism diagnosis: Remember the history and physical exam

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 7-8

  Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

D DIMER; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FIBRIN DEGRADATION PRODUCT; FIBRIN FRAGMENT D;

ANAMNESIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ALGORITHM; BLOOD; HEALTH SURVEY; NOTE; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; REPRODUCIBILITY; TIME; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ALGORITHMS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROBABILITY; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TIME FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

EID: 60849094076     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1160/TH08-10-0700     Document Type: Editorial

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