Severity stratification of patients hospitalized on the internal medicine ward: Work in progress

Italian Journal of Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 231-233

  Chesi, Giuseppe ^a   Nardi, Roberto ^b  

^a PATHOLOGY UNIT   (Italy)

^b MAGGIORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ACUTE PANCREATITIS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; BODY TEMPERATURE; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM HEMORRHAGE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM MODIFIED SCORE; EMERGENCY CARE; FEVER; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HUMAN; HYPERPYREXIA; INTERNAL MEDICINE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; PATIENT MONITORING; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHOCK; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; WARD;

EID: 84892594210     PISSN: 18779344     EISSN: 18779352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/itjm.2013.231     Document Type: Review

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