| Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 17619500 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common, serious and potentially fatal event. Due to the serious nature of this ailment and since therapy is usually with long-term anticoagulation, it is important for the clinician to be able to diagnose or exclude acute PE. Several diagnostic options are available to the clinician, and below is a review of the more common modalities. |
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Authors:
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Gregory Howell; Dennis Pyszczynski |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Missouri medicine Volume: 104 ISSN: 0026-6620 ISO Abbreviation: Mo Med Publication Date: 2007 May-Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-07-10 Completed Date: 2007-08-23 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0400744 Medline TA: Mo Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 246-9 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and Truman Medical Center, USA. ghhowellmd@yahoo.com |
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| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Algorithms Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / analysis Humans Pulmonary Artery / radiography Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*, epidemiology Risk Factors Sensitivity and Specificity Tomography, Spiral Computed Ventilation-Perfusion Ratio |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; 0/fibrin fragment D |
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