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Approach to Pulmonary Embolism Rule-outs

A visual approach to pulmonary embolism evaluation using PERC, age-adjusted D-dimer, YEARS, and PEGeD.

At a glance

Diagnostic overview

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Pulmonary embolism diagnostic flowchart — PE diagnostic flowchart

Pulmonary embolism diagnostic flowchart — PE diagnostic flowchart

Read the evidence

What supports these decision rules?

Is it PROPER to PERC it Up?

Age-Adjusted D-Dimer Testing

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The YEARS Algorithm for Evaluation of PE

PEGeD: Adjusting the D-Dimer Threshold for Clinical Probability

Diagnostic approach

Decision pathways

Pulmonary embolism clinical decision rule diagram — Clinical decision pathway 1

Pulmonary embolism clinical decision rule diagram — Clinical decision pathway 1

Pulmonary embolism clinical decision rule reference — Clinical decision pathway 2

Pulmonary embolism clinical decision rule reference — Clinical decision pathway 2

Pulmonary embolism diagnostic approach reference — Clinical decision pathway 3

Pulmonary embolism diagnostic approach reference — Clinical decision pathway 3

Pulmonary embolism rule-out algorithm — Clinical decision pathway 4

Pulmonary embolism rule-out algorithm — Clinical decision pathway 4