Pulmonary embolism: the diagnosis, risk-stratification, treatment and disposition of emergency department patients
The diagnosis or exclusion of pulmonary embolism (PE) remains challenging for emergency physicians. Symptoms can be vague or non-existent, and the clinical presentation shares features with many other common diagnoses. Diagnostic testing is complicated, as biomarkers, like the D-dimer, are frequentl...
Main Authors: | , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
The Korean Society of Emergency Medicine
2016-09-01
|
Series: | Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | http://www.ceemjournal.org/upload/pdf/ceem-16-146.pdf |