A 47-year-old woman with pleuritic chest pain and low-intermediate pretest probability for PE has a D-dimer ordered. She is 63 years old. Which thresh...

Question

A 47-year-old woman with pleuritic chest pain and low-intermediate pretest probability for PE has a D-dimer ordered. She is 63 years old. Which threshold best defines an age-adjusted negative D-dimer (FEU assay)?

Accepted Answer

Age × 10 ng/mL

Answer

Age × 5 ng/mL

Answer

Fixed 250 ng/mL

Answer

Fixed 1000 ng/mL

Answer

Age × 20 ng/mL

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A 47-year-old woman with pleuritic chest pain and low-intermediate pretest probability for PE has a D-dimer ordered. She is 63 years old. Which threshold best defines an age-adjusted negative D-dimer (FEU assay)?