PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rendon, Patrick
AU  - Goot, Taylor
AU  - Burnett, Allison E.
AU  - Streiff, Michael B.
AU  - Zimmerberg-Helms, Jessica
TI  - Optimizing diagnostic testing for venous thromboembolism
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16049
DP  - 2017 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 545--554
VI  - 84
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/7/545.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/7/545.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2017 Jul 01; 84
AB  - Diagnostic algorithms for venous thromboembolism exist, but most do not provide detailed guidance as to which patients, if any, may benefit from screening for thrombophilia. This article provides an overview of the optimized diagnosis of venous thromboembolism, with a focus on the appropriate use of thrombophilia screening.