A 40-year-old female with sudden onset dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain has a Wells score suggestive of moderate probability of PE. According to guid...

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A 40-year-old female with sudden onset dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain has a Wells score suggestive of moderate probability of PE. According to guidelines what is the next best step in management

Accepted Answer

CT Pulmonary Angiogram CTPA

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Immediate anticoagulation without imaging

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Ventilation-perfusion scan

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D-dimer test

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Lower limb ultrasound

NICE Venous Thromboembolism Guideline MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism

A 40-year-old female with sudden onset dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain has a Wells score suggestive of moderate probability of PE. According to guidelines what is the next best step in management