Re: When a test is too good: how CT pulmonary angiograms find pulmonary emboli that do not need to be found
While some small pulmonary emboli might not need treatment, the presence of emboli is not a physiological event and certainly should not be ignored. Presence of emboli is evidence of underlying pathology and should lead to screening for underlying malignancy and correction of provocative factors such as hormone replacement therapy.
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Re: When a test is too good: how CT pulmonary angiograms find pulmonary emboli that do not need to be found
While some small pulmonary emboli might not need treatment, the presence of emboli is not a physiological event and certainly should not be ignored. Presence of emboli is evidence of underlying pathology and should lead to screening for underlying malignancy and correction of provocative factors such as hormone replacement therapy.
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