A 63-year-old woman with suspected PE has intermediate pretest probability. She is 72 years old and D-dimer by FEU is 460 ng/mL. What does this result...

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A 63-year-old woman with suspected PE has intermediate pretest probability. She is 72 years old and D-dimer by FEU is 460 ng/mL. What does this result imply using age-adjusted threshold?

Accepted Answer

Negative; PE excluded without imaging

Answer

Positive; proceed to CTPA

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Indeterminate; order V/Q scan

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Start anticoagulation immediately

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Repeat D-dimer in 24 hours

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism Evaluation

A 63-year-old woman with suspected PE has intermediate pretest probability. She is 72 years old and D-dimer by FEU is 460 ng/mL. What does this result imply using age-adjusted threshold?