A 62-year-old presenting to ED with low/intermediate pretest probability of PE; age 70; hs D-dimer assay reports FEU. Which cutoff excludes PE with a ...

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A 62-year-old presenting to ED with low/intermediate pretest probability of PE; age 70; hs D-dimer assay reports FEU. Which cutoff excludes PE with a negative result?

Accepted Answer

Age × 10 μg/L FEU (here 700 μg/L)

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Fixed 250 μg/L FEU for all ages

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Age × 5 μg/L FEU

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Age × 10 ng/mL DDU

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Age × 5 ng/mL FEU

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A 62-year-old presenting to ED with low/intermediate pretest probability of PE; age 70; hs D-dimer assay reports FEU. Which cutoff excludes PE with a negative result?