title: [The diagnostic and the exclusion scores for pulmonary embolism].
abstract: Several clinical scores for the diagnosis of pulmonary embolism (PE) have been published. The most popular ones are the Wells score and the revised Geneva score; simplified versions exist for these two scores; they have been validated. Both scores have common properties, but there is a major difference for the Wells score, namely the inclusion of a feature based on clinical judgment. These two scores in combination with D-dimers measurement have been used to rule out PE. An important improvement in this process has recently taken place with the use of an adjustable, age-dependent threshold for DD for patients over 50 years.
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authors.lastname: Junod
mesh_terms: D017677:Age Distribution; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003661:Decision Support Techniques; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007103:Immobilization / Q000009:adverse effects; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011336:Probability; D011655:Pulmonary Embolism / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants; D015415:Biomarkers; D005338:Fibrin Fibrinogen Degradation Products