title: Pulmonary embolism diagnosis: remember the history and physical exam.
authors.affiliation: Professor of Medicine, Cardiovascular Division, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. sgoldhaber@partners.org
authors.forename: Samuel Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Goldhaber
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000032:analysis; D006305:Health Status Indicators; D006801:Humans; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010808:Physical Examination; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013997:Time Factors; D054556:Venous Thromboembolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products; C036309:fibrin fragment D