title: Diagnosis and treatment of acute pulmonary thromboembolism in the elderly: clinical practice and implications for nurses.
authors.affiliation: Internal Medicine Ward, Cecina Hospital, Cecina, Italy. luca.masotti@tin.it
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Masotti
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D000465:Algorithms; D001777:Blood Coagulation; D000075202:Contraindications; D003663:Decision Trees; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016903:Drug Monitoring / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D004452:Echocardiography; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods*; D010314:Partial Thromboplastin Time; D015995:Prevalence; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D015912:Thrombolytic Therapy / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing