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Wells Criteria for Pulmonary Embolism calculator

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Low pretest probability (<2)

Band: Low pretest probability (<2)

Interpretation. Low pretest probability (<2)

Suggested management. Consider D-dimer; if negative, PE is unlikely.

Wells Criteria for Pulmonary Embolism: 0 — Low pretest probability (<2). Interpretation: Low pretest probability (<2) What to do: Consider D-dimer; if negative, PE is unlikely. Inputs: Clinical signs and symptoms of DVT: false; PE is the most likely diagnosis or equally likely: false; Heart rate >100: false; Immobilization or surgery in the previous 4 weeks: false; Previous PE or DVT: false; Hemoptysis: false; Malignancy (treatment within 6 months or palliative): false Source: Wells PS et al. Excluding pulmonary embolism at the bedside without diagnostic imaging. Ann Intern Med (2001)

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Clinical inputs

  • Clinical signs and symptoms of DVT
  • PE is the most likely diagnosis or equally likely
  • Heart rate >100
  • Immobilization or surgery in the previous 4 weeks
  • Previous PE or DVT
  • Hemoptysis
  • Malignancy (treatment within 6 months or palliative)

Primary source

Wells PS et al. Excluding pulmonary embolism at the bedside without diagnostic imaging. Ann Intern Med (2001)

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