A suggested strategy for ‘Could be a PE but probs not’
A super simplified yet evidence-based approach to using the d-dimer in PE Q1. Is PE your top differential? If yes, do a V/Q or CTPA. Wells et al suggested that…
A super simplified yet evidence-based approach to using the d-dimer in PE Q1. Is PE your top differential? If yes, do a V/Q or CTPA. Wells et al suggested that…
“But the d-dimer is 64,954! It has to be a PE!” To paraphrase the BTS: “Only a normal i.e. negative d-dimer is of any clinical value. A positive value, no matter…