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The Pragmatic Combination of YEARS Score and Age-Adjusted D-Dimer

by Marco Propersi posted January 24, 2022 No Comments

Background: The optimal approach to risk stratifying patients for pulmonary embolism (PE) remains elusive. Multiple decision instruments are available with varying degrees of complexity and acceptance among emergency medicine clinicians (Wells, Geneva, PERC, YEARS, age-adjusted D-dimer). The 2018 ACEP clinical …

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Is it PROPER to PERC it Up?

by Salim Rezaie posted February 19, 2018 No Comments

Background: The diagnosis of PE is a tricky thing. We want to limit over-testing patients and therefore, over-diagnosis. On the other hand, we don’t want to limit testing so much that we miss the diagnosis where treatment would make a …

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