Missed Massive Pulmonary Embolism and the Hidden Threat of a Distal Deep Vein Thrombosis
A 47-year-old woman presented to her GP (general practitioner) surgery with a left leg pain of 4 days duration after a recent 4-hour flight. She was taking the oral combined contraceptive pill and had no past medical history. She had a low predictive Wells score for deep vein thrombosis, but her D-d...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/2324709617754117 |