In the absence of any weighted clinical signs of a pulmonary embolism (PE), what D-dimer measurement would warrant an expensive CT workup? —RICH MOORE, PA-C, Bulls Gap, Tenn. Attempts at more ...

Hamilton, ON - It is best to base D-dimer testing on a patient's clinical pretest probability (C-PTP) for deep vein thrombosis (DVT), rather than testing all patients who present with symptoms of a ...

New pulmonary embolism guidelines suggest that computed tomography (CT) imaging and plasma D-dimer testing are overused in patients suspected of having a pulmonary embolism, and may do more harm than ...

Does an elevated ultrasensitive D-dimer level in a patient whose pre-test probability puts him at low risk for pulmonary embolus (PE) indicate an increased risk for PE or deep venous thrombosis (DVT)?

Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoffs can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in many suspected cases, according to the ADJUST-DVT trial. For patients ages 50 and older with a nonhigh or unlikely ...

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Feasibility of a prospective host cell reactivation assay (HCRA) in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Background: Procoagulant changes in the haemostatic system and activation of ...

Investigational tests and treatments performed in terminal-stage cancer patients in two weeks before death: Supportive care study group in Turkish Oncology Association. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

The increased availability of D-Dimer testing—a blood test that checks for, or monitors, blood-clotting problems—may be a vital aid to the early diagnosis of venom-induced consumption coagulopathy ...

Although D-dimer results within a typical range can rule out pulmonary embolism, high results alone can’t diagnose this condition. Doctors usually need to run extra tests to make a diagnosis. A ...