PURL: A better approach to the diagnosis of PE

J Fam Pract. 2019 Jun;68(5):286;287;295.

Authors

Andrew H Slattengren¹, Shailendra Prasad¹, David Bury², Michael Dickman², Nick Bennett², Ashley Smith², Robert Oh², Robert Marshall²

Affiliations

¹ North Memorial Family Medicine Residency, Department of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA.
² Madigan Family Medicine Residency, Gig Harbor, Washington, USA.

PMID: 31287445
PMCID: PMC6620031

Abstract

A simple diagnostic algorithm is all that's needed to safely and effectively reduce our reliance on CT pulmonary angiography to diagnose PE.

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MeSH terms

Angiography
Cohort Studies
Humans
Lung
Prospective Studies
Pulmonary Embolism*

Grants and funding

UL1 RR024999/RR/NCRR NIH HHS/United States