Question

A 41-year-old woman with pleuritic chest pain and haemoptysis has a Wells score of 7 for PE. She is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate immediate management?

Accepted Answer

Start apixaban and arrange urgent CTPA

Answer

Defer anticoagulation until CT pulmonary angiography

Answer

Aspirin and outpatient CXR

Answer

Thrombolysis now

Answer

D-dimer test first

Practice question

A 41-year-old woman with pleuritic chest pain and haemoptysis has a Wells score of 7 for PE. She is haemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate immediate management?