Computed tomography pulmonary angiography is overused to diagnose pulmonary embolism in the emergency department of academic community hospital
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a common disease in the USA responsible for up to 10% of hospital mortality. Modified wells score (MWS) and D-dimer assay are used to categorize patients into high or low probability of PE. Patient with high probability need Computed tomography pulmonary angiog...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Greater Baltimore Medical Center
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives |
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2018.1428024 |