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The Possible Problems of PE Protocols

12/12/2021

Primary Care Pod

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I like alliteration. Today is about a possible new PE protocol we can follow to rule out false positive D-Dimers by adjusting its threshold based on some variables. BUT, this can be confusing. And hard to remember. Are adding more and more complex algorithms actually worth it?

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