The primary goal of diagnostic testing for pulmonary embolism is to identify which patients should be treated with anticoagulant agents and which should not. The patients who should be treated are those who have pulmonary embolism that has a substantial risk of recurrence or progression. The…
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism with d-Dimer Adjusted to Clinical Probability
The primary goal of diagnostic testing for pulmonary embolism is to identify which patients should be treated with anticoagulant agents and which should not. The patients who should be treated are those who have pulmonary embolism that has a substantial risk of recurrence or progression. The…