Diagnosis of an arterial embolus in a cold right foot by bedside sonography

Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2041-2043

  Aherne, Andrew ^a   Mehta, Ninfa ^a   Secko, Michael ^a  

^a SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HEPARIN;

CASE REPORT; COLD; COMPLICATION; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBOLISM; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POPLITEAL ARTERY; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; COLD TEMPERATURE; EMBOLISM; HEPARIN; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POPLITEAL ARTERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 84908688921     PISSN: 02784297     EISSN: 15509613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7863/ultra.33.11.2041     Document Type: Letter

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