Christopher Kabrhel, M.D.

Dr. Kabrhel is Instructor of Surgery, Department of Emergency Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA.

Within the past 12 months, Dr. Kabrhel reports no commercial conflicts of interest.

Release Date: 12/12/2006
Termination Date: 12/12/2009

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• Describe how risk factors, signs and symptoms can be used to determine the pretest probability of pulmonary embolism
• Discuss the characteristics of the most commonly used tests for pulmonary embolism
• Discuss the indications for low-molecular weight-heparin therapy and thrombolysis.

 

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