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== d-dimer = more CTPA == | == d-dimer = more CTPA == | ||
excessive use of CTPA with +d-dimer patients - | *excessive use of CTPA with +d-dimer patients - | ||
there are many false positives - any inflammatory condition, infectious, malignancy, etc | *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. | *study showed that a +d-dimer, greatly influenced a clinicians decision to order CTPA even when clinical suspicion is low. | ||
$ and raditiation issues... | *$ and raditiation issues... | ||
-TK [[User:Tom Kelly|Tom Kelly]] 20:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC) | -TK [[User:Tom Kelly|Tom Kelly]] 20:01, 20 June 2012 (UTC) | ||
Latest revision as of 15:02, 20 June 2012
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)