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Study Examines Age-Adjusted D-dimer in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
Original: Evaluating Age-Adjusted D-dimer and Clinical Decision-Making in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism: A Retrospective Clinical Audit and Practitioner Survey
A new study published in Cureus examines how age-adjusted D-dimer testing influences clinical decision-making in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism. The research combines a retrospective clinical audit with a survey of practitioners to assess whether the adjusted threshold safely reduces unnecessary imaging while maintaining diagnostic accuracy. The findings speak to an ongoing debate among emergency and internal medicine physicians over the optimal use of D-dimer in ruling out embolism.
Why now: Clinicians are weighing evidence on whether age-adjusted D-dimer thresholds can safely reduce imaging in suspected pulmonary embolism.
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