Pretest probability assessment combined with point-of-care D-dimer testing allows primary care physicians to rule out pulmonary embolism.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School, , Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Christopher
C
Kabrhel
D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D005260:Female; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*
D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products
Accident & Emergency Medicine; Primary Care