Question

A 40-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant and haemodynamically unstable. What is the immediate management?

Accepted Answer

Thrombolysis should be considered if PE is the likely cause of shock

Answer

CTPA first

Answer

No anticoagulation until imaging

Answer

V/Q scan first

Answer

Oral anticoagulant

Practice question

A 40-year-old with suspected PE is pregnant and haemodynamically unstable. What is the immediate management?