title: Caveat emptor: the positive D-dimer slippery slope.
authors.forename: Douglas A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Propp
mesh_terms: D001499:Bayes Theorem; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D018579:Patient Selection; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D