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ModerateEmergency MedicinePulmonary Embolism-Age-Adjusted D-dimerus-abemus-usmle-step-2

A 58-year-old with suspected PE has intermediate pretest probability (Wells 4.5). He is 72 years old with a D-dimer of 670 ng/mL (FEU). How should D-dimer be interpreted using age-adjusted cutoffs?

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