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Nursing, 1988
Pulmonary embolism remains a challenging problem in diagnosis and management for the emergency physician. Although its clinical presentation is protean and often ambiguous, risk stratification can be accomplished based on the predictive power of a limited number of physical and historical characteristics.
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Pulmonary embolism remains a challenging problem in diagnosis and management for the emergency physician. Although its clinical presentation is protean and often ambiguous, risk stratification can be accomplished based on the predictive power of a limited number of physical and historical characteristics.
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Diagnosis of pulmonary embolism
La Presse Médicale, 2015The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) is nowadays based on the sequential use of several diagnostic tests rather than on a single test. These diagnostic strategies are safe and have been prospectively validated. The first step after identifying patients with suspicion of PE is to establish the pre-test clinical probability.
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Medical Clinics of North America, 1977
It is reasonable to conclude by considering an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism. When the diagnosis is suspect, and in the absence of contraindications, or hemodynamic instability, treatment with heparin may be begun and an arterial blood gas and perfusion lung scan obtained. If the Pao2 and perfusion scan are normal, it is
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It is reasonable to conclude by considering an approach to the diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary embolism. When the diagnosis is suspect, and in the absence of contraindications, or hemodynamic instability, treatment with heparin may be begun and an arterial blood gas and perfusion lung scan obtained. If the Pao2 and perfusion scan are normal, it is
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New England Journal of Medicine, 2004
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and, therefore, pulmonary embolism (PE) are often preventable. Because of the lack of specificity of symptoms and signs, DVT and PE are frequently clinically unsuspected, leading to substantial diagnostic and therapeutic delays and resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality.
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Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and, therefore, pulmonary embolism (PE) are often preventable. Because of the lack of specificity of symptoms and signs, DVT and PE are frequently clinically unsuspected, leading to substantial diagnostic and therapeutic delays and resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality.
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