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Point-of-Care Sonographic Findings in Acute Upper Airway Edema

We describe a case where a patient presented with acute angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACE-I) induced angioedema without signs or symptoms of upper airway edema beyond lip swelling. Point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) was used as an initial diagnostic test and identified left-sided subglottic...

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Autores principales: Schick, Michael, Grether-Jones, Kendra
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5102618/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27833699
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2016.9.31528