The diagnosis is usually suspected clinically but often requires the aid of diagnostic imaging modalities.
Three patients had clinically suspected or proved pulmonary emboli.
In other 15-25% of patients with FN, bacterial or fungal pathogens are suspected clinically.
None were clinically suspected of having HIV disease, although this was not formally excluded by testing.
Clinically suspected deep venous thrombosis of the lower extremities.
CTPA is typically only requested if pulmonary embolism is suspected clinically.
Microbiology laboratory personnel should be alerted when F. tularensis is clinically suspected, so that appropriate laboratory precautions can be taken.
Most patients clinically suspected of dumping or diarrhoea after having a vagotomy or gastrectomy did indeed exhibit abnormally rapid gastric emptying.
Therefore, if GTD is clinically suspected, serum beta hCG is also measured.
Gallstones are sometimes noted on x-ray, although ultrasound is the more usual imaging modality used when clinically suspected.