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CME Activity
Clinical Decision Rules for Excluding Pulmonary Embolism
Faculty
Wim Lucassen
Geert-Jan Geersing
Petra M.G. Erkens, MSc
Johannes B. Reitsma
Karel G.M. Moons
Harry Büller
Henk C. van Weert
Accredited by
American College of Physicians
Course Description
This systematic review of 52 studies involving 55 268 patients compared gestalt (a physician's unstructured estimate) and clinical decision rules for evaluating adults with suspected pulmonary embolism and assessed the failure rate of these methods when used in combination with D-dimer testing. Combining a decision rule or gestalt with D-dimer testing seemed safe for most strategies. The authors recommend standardized rules because gestalt has lower specificity, but the choice of a particular rule and D-dimer test depends on prevalence and setting.
Activity Details
| Credit Types: | CME |
| Credit Amount: | 1.0 Credits |
| Release Date: | 2011-Oct-04 |
| Expiration Date: | 2013-Oct-04 |
| Estimated Time for Completion: | 1 hour |
| Registration Required: | Yes |
| Cost: | $260/yr |
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