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Thinking outside the box
- Source :
- The New England Journal of Medicine. June 1, 2006, Vol. 354 Issue 22, p2376, 6 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2006
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Abstract
- The case of a 35-year-old man with advanced acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is used to highlight the challenges clinicians face in the diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism. The case illustrates the importance of 'thinking outside the box' in order to avoid missing this diagnosis, particularly in patients whose underlying diseases might otherwise suggest alternative explanations for presenting symptoms.
- Subjects :
- Pulmonary embolism -- Diagnosis
Pulmonary embolism -- Case studies
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00284793
- Volume :
- 354
- Issue :
- 22
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- The New England Journal of Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.147364303