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Pulmonary Embolism: eMedicine Emergency Medicine

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Overview: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially lethal condition that can cause death in all age groups. A good clinician should consider the diagnosis if any suspicion of pulmonary embolism exists, because prompt diagnosis and ...

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Tags: Emergency, Pulmonary Embolism, Thrombotic Event, Emergency Medicine, Pulmonology

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Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially lethal condition that can cause death in all age groups. http://bit.ly/qmb1J

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Emergency Medicine Article | Echocardiography

mdlinx.com — “Emergency Department Focused Bedside Echocardiography in Massive Pulmonary EmbolismView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Emergency Medicine Article | Pulmonary Embolism

mdlinx.com — “High Plasma Lactate Levels Are Associated With Increased Risk of In-hospital Mortality in Patients With Pulmonary EmbolismView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Emergency Medicine Article | Pulmonary Embolism

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Emergency Medicine Article | Pulmonary Embolism

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Emergency Medicine Article | Pulmonary Embolism

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healthnews.uc.edu — “An emergency medicine researcher at UC is advocating a new strategy for diagnosing a common but dangerous condition in the emergency room.View full resource at healthnews.uc.edu

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mdlinx.com — “Contemporary management of pulmonary embolism: the answers to ten questionsView full resource at mdlinx.com

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Pulmonary Embolism: eMedicine Pulmonology

emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common and potentially lethal condition. Most patients who succumb to pulmonary embolism do so within the first few hours of the event. In patients who survive, recurrent embolism and death can ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: Phosgene (COCl2) is a highly toxic gas or liquid that is classified as a pulmonary irritant. Synonyms for phosgene include carbonic dichloride, carbon oxychloride, carbonyl dichloride, chloroformyl chloride, d-stoff, and green cross. The military symbol for ...View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com

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Phosgene (COCl2) is a highly toxic gas or liquid that is classified as a pulmonary irritant. More on phosgene toxicity. http://bit.ly/bSJbqm

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