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Revision as of 14:37, 9 May 2014
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
The diagnostic approach to pulmonary embolism requires the initial assessment of the pretest probability of the disease.
Diagnosis Algorithm
Assess the pretest probability of PE by using one of the risk score: - Wells score - Geneva score - PERC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low pretest probability of PE (Wells score ≤ 4) | High pretest probability of PE (Wells score) > 4 OR Presence of shock OR Presence of hypotension | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Order D-dimer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Normal D-dimer (<500 ng/ml) | Elevated D-dimer (>500 ng/ml) | Order CT pulmonary angiography | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PE is excluded | Negative | Positive | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PE is excluded | PE is confirmed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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