A 59-year-old woman with suspected DVT has low pretest probability and D‑dimer 270 ng/mL DDU (age 59). What is the interpretation using age‑adjusted D...

Question

A 59-year-old woman with suspected DVT has low pretest probability and D‑dimer 270 ng/mL DDU (age 59). What is the interpretation using age‑adjusted D‑dimer?

Accepted Answer

Negative because

Answer

Positive; proceed to ultrasound

Answer

Indeterminate; repeat D‑dimer

Answer

Not applicable to DDU units

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): DVT-Age‑Adjusted D‑dimer

A 59-year-old woman with suspected DVT has low pretest probability and D‑dimer 270 ng/mL DDU (age 59). What is the interpretation using age‑adjusted D‑dimer?