Discordant Chest Radiographs—A Pitfall in Febrile Elderly Patients With Pneumonia
A 77-year-old female presented to our emergency department (ED) with sudden onset of fever and general malaise for a week. She was initially seen by her family physician a few days prior to ED admission. She reported no respiratory tract symptoms. Both primary care and ED physicians ordered chest X-...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM)
2009-09-01
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Series: | International Journal of Gerontology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959809700456 |