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||If all are true ("PERC negative"), only 0.9% had [[PE]] (n=7527) and in patients with low suspicion | ||If all are true ("PERC negative"), only 0.9% had [[PE]] (n=7527) and in patients with low suspicion, it can be ruled-out without further testing (i.e. no need for d-dimer) | ||
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<quiz display=simple> {Which of the following are true: |type="[]"}
+Age <50yr +Pulse ox >94% (room air) +HR <100 +No prior PE or DVT +No recent surgery or trauma (within prior 4wk) +No hemoptysis +No estrogen use +No unilateral leg swelling ||If all are true ("PERC negative"), only 0.9% had PE (n=7527) and in patients with low suspicion, it can be ruled-out without further testing (i.e. no need for d-dimer)