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Pulmonary Embolism, “Answers”

Posted on February 1, 2013 by

1. What decision rules do you use to determine if a patient is low or very low risk for PE? The most commonly used decision instruments for risk stratification are the Wells’ score, Geneva score, and PERC rule. Additional tools … Continue reading →

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Pulmonary Embolism, Questions

Posted on January 5, 2013 by

1. Which decision rule(s) do you use to determine if a patient is low or very low risk for PE? 2. Are there any situations in which you modify the d-dimer threshold for ruling out PE? If so, when? 3. … Continue reading →

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