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Improving the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in the emergency department

The diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) in the emergency department is challenging due to the wide range of non-specific symptoms, lack of clinical diagnostic criteria, and imperfect investigations. Various scoring systems exist in an attempt to limit unnecessary investigations in those with low ri...

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Autor principal:	Cooper, Jenni
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	British Publishing Group 2015
Materias:	BMJ Quality Improvement Programme
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4752702/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26893882 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjquality.u208698.w4222

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