The safe and appropriate use of thrombolytics in the emergency department

U.S. Pharmacist

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Duggal, Raj W ^a   Harger, Nicole J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; CLOPIDOGREL; DESMOTEPLASE; ENOXAPARIN; HEPARIN; RETEPLASE; STREPTOKINASE; TENECTEPLASE; UROKINASE;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CARDIOPULMONARY HEMODYNAMICS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY WARD; HEART ARREST; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE ENDDIASTOLIC PRESSURE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION; RECOMMENDED DRUG DOSE; RESUSCITATION; REVIEW; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION;

EID: 79952393310     PISSN: 01484818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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