Question

A 55-year-old woman presents with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. She underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy 2 weeks ago. Her 2-level PE Wells score is 5.0 ('PE likely'). What is the recommended first-line imaging investigation?

Accepted Answer

CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)

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D-dimer test

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Ventilation-Perfusion (V/Q) scan

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Leg ultrasound Doppler

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Chest X-ray

Practice question

A 55-year-old woman presents with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. She underwent a total abdominal hysterectomy 2 weeks ago. Her 2-level PE Wells score is 5.0 ('PE likely'). What is the recommended first-line imaging investigation?