Question

A 32-year-old patient presents with shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. A D-dimer test is highly elevated. According to the Wells score, he is classified as 'PE likely'. What is the next step in diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

CT Pulmonary Angiogram (CTPA)

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Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan

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Lower limb Doppler ultrasound

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Repeat D-dimer in 24 hours

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Pulmonary function tests

Practice question

A 32-year-old patient presents with shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. A D-dimer test is highly elevated. According to the Wells score, he is classified as 'PE likely'. What is the next step in diagnosis?