Pulmonary embolism.
Pulmonary embolism is a commonly seen emergency that presents many diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In order to meet these challenges, clinicians must have an organized approach to work-up and management of this emergency.
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D003374:Coumarins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006493:Heparin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011651:Pulmonary Artery / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011859:Radiography; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D012119:Respiration; D013924:Thrombophlebitis / Q000517:prevention & control; D014682:Vena Cava, Inferior / Q000601:surgery
D003374:Coumarins; D005343:Fibrinolytic Agents; D006493:Heparin