Utility of Chest Radiography in Emergency Department Patients Presenting with Syncope

Introduction Syncope has myriad etiologies, ranging from benign to immediately life threatening. This frequently leads to over testing. Chest radiographs (CXR) are among these commonly performed tests despite their uncertain diagnostic yield. The objective is to study the distribution of normal a...

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Main Authors: Matthew L Wong, David Chiu, Nathan Shapiro, Shamai A Grossman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2016-11-01
Series:Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://escholarship.org/uc/item/28x614g2