Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 244-252, December 2005

Pulmonary Embolism in the Pediatric Emergency Department

  • Rick C. Place, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests and correspondence: Rick C. Place, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital/Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, 3300 Gallows Road, Falls Church, VA 22042.

Department of Emergency Medicine, Inova Fairfax Hospital/Inova Fairfax Hospital for Children, Falls Church, VA

Pulmonary embolism, though rare in children and adolescents, is a very serious cause of chest pain and should not be missed or misdiagnosed. This article reviews pulmonary embolism in pediatric and adolescent patients, focusing in particular on recognition and diagnostic evaluation.

Keywords: chest pain in adolescents and children, pulmonary embolism, venous thromboembolism

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PII: S1522-8401(05)00103-5

doi:10.1016/j.cpem.2005.09.003

Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Volume 6, Issue 4 , Pages 244-252, December 2005

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