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April 28, 2009HaemostasisOpen Access

The Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism

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Patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

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CKClive KearonJHJack Hirsh

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Overview

May support diagnostic stratification in suspected PE; leaves open prospective validation before practice change.

Structured PICO

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Population
Patients with suspected pulmonary embolism
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Intervention
Diagnostic strategies including clinical assessment, lung scanning, noninvasive tests for DVT, venography, pulmonary angiography, and D-dimer measurements

A combination of clinical assessment, lung scanning, and DVT testing provides a structured approach to diagnosing and managing suspected pulmonary embolism.

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Kearon et al. (2009) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a73bfce6acfb9d2a78de453https://doi.org/10.1159/000217145
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