Inhalation of crack cocaine can mimic pulmonary embolism

Clinical Nuclear Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 756-757

  Ramachandaran, Siva ^a   Khan, Asad U ^a   Dadaparvar, Simin ^b   Sherman, Michael S ^a,c  

^a DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocaine; Pulmonary embolism; Ventilation perfusion scan

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN TC 99M; COCAINE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COCAINE DEPENDENCE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LUNG ANGIOGRAPHY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; PULMONARY ARTERY; VASOSPASM;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; COCAINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CRACK COCAINE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LUNG; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; VENTILATION-PERFUSION RATIO;

EID: 6944238660     PISSN: 03639762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003072-200411000-00028     Document Type: Article

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