Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Diagnostic Test: D-Dimer

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Why was the Study Done?

Methodology Design: What Type of Study Did They Do?

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What Type of Study Did They Do?

The Population in the Study

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Methodology Bias

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Values from a Diagnostic Study

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Is this Test Repeatable?

Competing Interests

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Was the Study Big Enough?

What do the Results Mean?

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Critical Appraisal: Appraising a Diagnostic Test: D-Dimer What do the Results Mean? Question 2

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What do the results mean for patients who are clinically judged likely to have a deep vein thrombosis?

Click here and look at Figure 2 on page 1230 and then answer the questions below.

Select the statements which are true.
- A negative ultrasound and negative d-dimer does not fully exclude a deep vein thrombosis and further tests are needed
- A negative ultrasound and positive d-dimer does not fully exclude a deep vein thrombosis and further tests are needed
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