Pretest probability assessment combined with point-of-care D-dimer testing allows primary care physicians to rule out pulmonary embolism

Evid Based Med. 2013 Oct;18(5):187-8. doi: 10.1136/eb-2012-101120. Epub 2013 Jan 29.

Author

Christopher Kabrhel¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, , Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

PMID: 23360711
DOI: 10.1136/eb-2012-101120

No abstract available

Keywords: Accident & Emergency Medicine; Primary Care.

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MeSH terms

Antifibrinolytic Agents*
Female
Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / metabolism*
Humans
Male
Primary Health Care / standards*
Pulmonary Embolism / blood*
Pulmonary Embolism / diagnosis*

Substances

Antifibrinolytic Agents
Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products