@Dallas_Holladay Unfortunately had zero history. Unless it's super high, Dimer alone has terrible specificity for VTE. https://t.co/RGhyktsCm5
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@CyberSecDude1 @TheRightMelissa LOL. Thanks for the Dunning Kruger. The D-dimer has a very low specificity which means many things can cause it to be elevated, not just blood clots. It’s only used to rule out clots not diagnose clots. Even your own source
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RT @rama_elyafawi: @Taha_CancerDoc Totally agree. Not only is it useless but actually harmful. It leads to unnecessary testing, with possib…
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@Taha_CancerDoc Totally agree. Not only is it useless but actually harmful. It leads to unnecessary testing, with possible complications and increased financial burden (estimated at 200k in this paper) https://t.co/C7gAjppWly