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Physician choices in pulmonary embolism testing

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Physician choices in pulmonary embolism testing

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Physician choices in pulmonary embolism testing

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Zarabi, Sahar, BSc , Chan, Teresa M., MD MHPE , Mercuri, Mathew, PhD , Kearon, Clive, MD PhD , Turcotte, Michelle, MSc , Grusko, Emily, MD , Barbic, David, MD MSc , Varner, Catherine, MD MSc , Bridges, Eileen, MD BSc , Houston, Reaves, BSc , Eagles, Debra, MD MSc and de Wit, Kerstin, MBChB MD MSc

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Canada: Joule Inc

Journal title

Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ), 2021-01, Vol.193 (2), p.E38-E46

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English

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Canada: Joule Inc

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ABSTRACTBACKGROUNDEvidence-based guidelines advise excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) diagnosis using d-dimer in patients with a lower probability of PE. Emergency physicians frequently order computed tomography (CT) pulmonary angiography without d-dimer testing or when d-dimer is negative, which exposes patients to more risk than benefit. Our objec...

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7773048

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_7773048

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0820-3946

E-ISSN

1488-2329

DOI

10.1503/cmaj.201639

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