A D-Dimer Test Is Performed in a Patient in Whom

question 53

Multiple Choice

A D-dimer test is performed in a patient in whom a pulmonary embolism is suspected. The value comes back at 379 mg/L. What does this suggest?

• A) Almost completely establishes the presence of pulmonary embolism.
• B) Almost completely rules out pulmonary embolism.
• C) Establishes roughly a 50/50 chance of pulmonary embolism.
• D) Is indeterminate but highly suggestive of pulmonary embolism.

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