Talk:D-dimer

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Definition: A fibrin degradation product after coagulation. [d] [e]

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d-dimer = more CTPA

excessive use of CTPA with +d-dimer patients -
there are many false positives - any inflammatory condition, infectious, malignancy, etc
study showed that a +d-dimer, greatly influenced a clinicians decision to order CTPA even when clinical suspicion is low.
$ and raditiation issues...

-TK Tom Kelly 20:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC)