Chest pain: a clinical assessment.
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چکیده
Chest pain is one of the most common presentations in emergency medicine. The initial evaluation should always consider life-threatening causes such as aortic dissection, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, pneumomediastinum, pericarditis, and esophageal perforation. Radiographic imaging is performed in tandem with the initial clinical assessment and stabilization of the patient. Radiologic findings are key to diagnosis and management of this entity.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Radiologic clinics of North America
دوره 44 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2006