The probability of pulmonary embolism is a function of the diagnoses considered most likely before testing

Academic Emergency Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 471-474

  Kabrhel, Christopher ^a   McAfee, Andrew T ^b,c   Goldhaber, Samuel Z ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b I3 Magnifi ^*  (United States)

^c BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Pretest probability; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FISHER EXACT TEST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; LUNG VENTILATION PERFUSION RATIO; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MUSCULOSKELETAL CHEST PAIN; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; URBAN AREA;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 33645287684     PISSN: 10696563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1197/j.aem.2005.11.077     Document Type: Article

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