Table 4.
Patient No | Description | D-dimer test result |
---|---|---|
1 | 75 year old man, with acute onset of pain on inspiration, no shortness of breath. Wells score 1.5* (previous venous thromboembolism) | Negative |
2 | 25 year old woman with acute onset of pain on inspiration and shortness of breath. Patient used oral contraceptives. Wells score 0* | Negative |
3 | 80 year old woman with subacute progressive shortness of breath after a flight. Wells score 3* (previous venous thromboembolism and immobilisation) | Negative |
4 | 30 year old woman with acute onset of pain on inspiration but no shortness of breath. Patient used oral contraceptives. Wells score 3* (pulmonary embolism most likely diagnosis) | Negative |
*As scored by primary care doctor.
†Not interpretable; to simplify results were analysed as a positive test result.