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Medical emergencies: pulmonary embolism and acute severe asthma
Author(s) -
Somasundaram K.,
Ball J.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
anaesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.839
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1365-2044
pISSN - 0003-2409
DOI - 10.1111/anae.12051
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary embolism , asthma , intensive care medicine , medical emergency , emergency medicine , cardiology
Summary In this, the second of two articles covering specific medical emergencies, we discuss the definitions, epidemiology, pathophysiology, acute and chronic management of pulmonary embolus and acute severe asthma.