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. 2015 Dec 16;6:657–663. doi: 10.2147/AMEP.S96566

Table 1.

Commonly used clinical scenarios

Acute myocardial infarction
Pulmonary edema
Acute arrhythmia
Acute pulmonary embolism
Acute exacerbation of COPD
Hypoglycemia
Upper gastrointestinal bleed presenting with melena
Upper gastrointestinal bleed presenting with hematemesis
Acute confusional state
Epileptic seizures and status epilepticus

Abbreviation: COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.