Can I thrombolyse a patient suspected of pulmonary embolism -- large, with acute RV dysfunction diagnosed by echocardiography -- without any further testing, such as spiral CT, V/Q scan? The hospital ...
Backround A 40-year-old woman presented with dyspnea in the fifth month of pregnancy followed by a sudden onset of pleuritic chest pain 2 weeks postpartum. She was diagnosed as having pulmonary ...