Deep Venous Thromboembolism in a Triathlete

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 351-353

  Tao, Kevin ^a   Davenport, Moira ^b  

^a BELLEVUE HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

athlete; deep venous thrombosis; marathon; pulmonary embolism; triathlon

Indexed keywords

CELECOXIB; CORTICOSTEROID; HEPARIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; ATHLETIC PERFORMANCE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DIZZINESS; DYSPNEA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LUNG EMBOLISM; ORTHOPEDICS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; TRIATHLON; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VITAL SIGN;

ADULT; ATHLETES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMANS; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POPLITEAL VEIN; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 77949914691     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2008.07.030     Document Type: Article

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