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- Title
Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE) to facilitate the diagnosis of low risk Pulmonary Embolism in Emergency Department.
- Authors
Sazwan, R. S.; Devi, Y. Uma; Hashairi, F. M.; WAR, Wan Faiziah
- Abstract
A diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) is difficult that may be missed because of non specific clinical presentation. However, early diagnosis is fundamental, since immediate treatment is highly effective. Thus, with the availability of ultrasound machine in Emergency Department (ED) can help Emergency Physician to diagnose PE by using Focus Assessed Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE) to facilitate the diagnosis of PE in low risk patient before proceed with the gold standard investigation which is CT Pulmonary Angiogram (CTPA). We believed this case was likely to be repeated on some readers' clinical practice and this procedure is an appropriate option to consider in such cases.
- Subjects
EARLY diagnosis; PULMONARY embolism; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ULTRASONIC imaging; MEDICAL emergencies; PNEUMOANGIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Bangladesh Journal of Medical Science, 2013, Vol 12, Issue 4, p459
- ISSN
2223-4721
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3329/bjms.v12i4.16101