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D-dimer Testing in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism and Impaired Renal Function
American Journal of Medicine, 11/02/09
Karami–Djurabi R et al. – The specificity of D–dimer testing in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism and decreased GFR is significantly decreased. Nonetheless, performing D–dimer tests is still useful because computed tomography scanning can be withheld in a significant proportion of these patients.
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