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BLUE-Protocol and Pulmonary Embolism

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Pulmonary embolism has a special place in most minds, probably because of the risk of sudden death if the diagnosis is not immediate. Atypical cases, generating delays in the therapy, are the most dangerous. Any help should be studied with interest, especially if noninvasive.

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Lichtenstein, D.A. (2016). BLUE-Protocol and Pulmonary Embolism. In: Lung Ultrasound in the Critically Ill. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15371-1_26

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