A 50-year-old with suspected PE has intermediate pretest probability. D-dimer is ordered using a high-sensitivity assay reported in FEU. How should ag...

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A 50-year-old with suspected PE has intermediate pretest probability. D-dimer is ordered using a high-sensitivity assay reported in FEU. How should age-adjusted thresholds be applied?

Accepted Answer

Use age × 10 ng/mL (FEU) for patients ≥50

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Use fixed cutoff 500 ng/mL for all ages

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Use age × 5 ng/mL (FEU) for patients ≥50

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Do not use age-adjustment with FEU assays

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Age adjustment applies only to women

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism-D-dimer

A 50-year-old with suspected PE has intermediate pretest probability. D-dimer is ordered using a high-sensitivity assay reported in FEU. How should age-adjusted thresholds be applied?