CASE REPORT: Diagnosing Thoracic Aortic Dissection using Bedside Ultrasound in an Emergency Department in a Norwegian University Teaching Hospital

Jay Chotai; Tone Dolva Dahl; Irida Vevecka

doi:10.1055/a-1347-1357

Ultraschall in der Medizin - European Journal of Ultrasound, Inhaltsverzeichnis

Ultraschall Med 2021; 42(02): 228-229
DOI: 10.1055/a-1347-1357

NFUD Flaggermusen

CASE REPORT: Diagnosing Thoracic Aortic Dissection using Bedside Ultrasound in an Emergency Department in a Norwegian University Teaching Hospital

Jay Chotai

¹Department of Emergency Medicine, Department of Haematology, Akershus University Hospital

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Tone Dolva Dahl

²Department of Internal Medicine, Akershus University Hospital

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Irida Vevecka

³Department of Cardiology, Akershus University Hospital

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