Multiple Choice
A D-dimer test is performed in a patient in whom a pulmonary embolism is suspected. The value comes back at 379 mg/L. What does this suggest?
A) Almost completely establishes the presence of pulmonary embolism.
B) Almost completely rules out pulmonary embolism.
C) Establishes roughly a 50/50 chance of pulmonary embolism.
D) Is indeterminate but highly suggestive of pulmonary embolism.
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