A 25-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant (20 weeks). What is the preferred initial imaging after chest X-ray?...

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A 25-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant (20 weeks). What is the preferred initial imaging after chest X-ray?

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Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan

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CT pulmonary angiography

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Lower limb compression ultrasound first always

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No imaging; treat empirically for 3 months

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D-dimer to exclude PE

mrcem sba MCQ (SBA): PE in Pregnancy