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A Link To “Why D-dimer tests cannot be used to exclude venous thromboembolism in patients with high pretest probability” From acutecaretesting.org

The following are excerpts from Reference (1): INTRODUCTION Venous thromboembolism (VTE) refers to disease states that include both deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Many clinical societies have made official guidelines for diagnosis of DVT [1] and for … Continue reading

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