肺血栓塞栓症伪装成支气管喘在一个遥远的医疗设置在极高的高度
Arashdeep Singh1, Ravi H Ramamurthy2, Rahul Goyal3
1Medicine, Army Hospital Research and Referral, New Delhi, India.
BMJ case reports
|December 10, 2024
概括
肺血栓塞栓症 (PTE) 可以模仿喘,延迟在偏远地区的诊断. 早期床边回声心脏成像对于及时疏散和治疗这种危及生命的疾病至关重要.
科学领域:
- 心脏病学 心脏病学
- 肺部病理学 肺部病理学
- 医疗成像医学成像
背景情况:
- 肺血栓塞栓症 (PTE) 是一种严重的疾病,通常被误诊为常见的呼吸道疾病.
- 诊断在远程环境中具有挑战性,原因是对CT扫描等先进成像技术的访问有限.
- 及时诊断对于有效管理和降低死亡率至关重要.
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