Question

A 34-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score is 1.5 (low probability). What is the next diagnostic step according to NICE?

Accepted Answer

D-dimer and, if positive, CTPA

Answer

Immediate CTPA regardless

Answer

V/Q scan as first-line

Answer

Start a DOAC without imaging

Answer

Echocardiography

Practice question

A 34-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score is 1.5 (low probability). What is the next diagnostic step according to NICE?