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Utilization of Echocardiogram, Carotid Ultrasound, and Cranial Imaging in the Inpatient Investigation of Syncope: Its Impact on the Diagnosis and the Patient’s Length of Hospitalization

BACKGROUND: Although guidelines suggest that the best strategy for evaluating syncope is clinical history and physical examination, the inappropriate utilization of diagnostic imaging is common. METHODS: A single center retrospective analysis conducted in adult patients admitted for evaluation and m...

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Autores principales: Lasam, Glenmore, Dudhia, Jaimin, Anghel, Sharen, Brensilver, Jeffrey
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elmer Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6089464/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30116447
http://dx.doi.org/10.14740/cr751w