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Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 7e
| Section 7. Cardiovascular Disease > |
Chapter 60. Thromboembolism
Sections: Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Venous Thrombosis, Epidemiology, Pathophysiology, Clinical Features, Diagnosis, Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism, Disposition and Follow-Up, Practice Guidelines, Special Populations, References.
Topics Discussed: thromboembolism.
Excerpt:"Although many intravascular objects can occlude the lung vasculature, this
chapter considers pulmonary embolism (PE) to occur from clotted blood.
Most PEs originate as clots in large veins, as deep venous thromboses
(DVTs). This chapter henceforth employs the term venous
thromboembolism (VTE) to include PE, DVT, or both...."
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