CO2 measurement for the early differential diagnosis of pulmonary embolism-related shock at the emergency department: A case series

Objective: An early differential diagnosis is mandatory when facing a patient with clinical shock of unclear aetiology, in order to guide proper treatment. We assessed if the expired CO2 measurement and alveolar-arterial CO2 calculation could improve the differential diagnosis of shock during its in...

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Main Authors: Cédric Van Marcke, Anas Daoudia, Andrea Penaloza, Franck Verschuren
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Subjects:
CO2
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007115300356