Using the ECG to identify pulmonary embolism.
Pulmonary embolism is frequently unrecognized in postoperative and medical patients. In this article, the author describes how to recognize this "great imitator" and protect patients from potentially fatal complications.
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St. Mary Hospital, Livonia, Mich., USA.
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing; D012307:Risk Factors