Pulmonary Embolism Despite Negative ELISA D-Dimer: A Case Report

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-292

  Breen, Marc E ^a   Dorfman, Marc ^a   Chan, Shu B ^a  

^a RESURRECTION MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

case report; D dimer; pre test probability; pulmonary embolus

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DYSPNEA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX PAIN; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 70349100488     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.11.028     Document Type: Article

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