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Introduction: The PERC (Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria) Rule is utilized by physicians to avoid further testing for pulmonary embolism in patients deemed to be at low risk.
Introduction: The PERC (Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria) Rule is utilized by physicians to avoid further testing for pulmonary embolism in patients deemed to be at low risk.
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There is no need to apply the PERC rule to those patients who are not being evaluated for PE. If the patient is considered low-risk, PERC may help avoid further testing. If the patient is
To determine the diagnostic performance of pulmonary embolism rule-out criteria (PERC), to rule out pulmonary embolism, without the need for D-dimer testing, in the emergency department.
This PERC rule calculator is used to rule out patients that are already deemed to have a low risk of pulmonary embolism to allow searching a different diagnosis.
The PERC (Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria) rule can be used in the initial evaluation for pulmonary embolism (PE) in low-risk patients to exclude the diagnosis of PE based on
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