Emergency Medicine Reports – May 16, 2004

May 16, 2004

• Pulmonary Embolism: Recent Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment Modalities, Part I

  Pulmonary embolism (PE) is an illness that frequently presents with nonspecific symptoms, that affects people of all ages and stages of life, and that is difficult to diagnose with available tests. The first article in this two-part series will cover the epidemiology of PE, the factors that increase a patients risk for the disease, and the pathophysiology and clinical features of PE. In addition, complicated issues regarding the diagnosis of PE and the controversies involved will be addressed.

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• Trauma Reports Supplement - Pediatric Controversies: Diagnosis and Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries

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