A 48-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score for PE is 6. CTPA cannot be obtained within 4 hours. What is the best...

Question

A 48-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score for PE is 6. CTPA cannot be obtained within 4 hours. What is the best immediate action?

Accepted Answer

Start therapeutic anticoagulation while arranging imaging

Answer

Await CTPA before treatment

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Start prophylactic-dose LMWH and await scan

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Order D-dimer and await result

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Discharge with safety-netting

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism

A 48-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score for PE is 6. CTPA cannot be obtained within 4 hours. What is the best immediate action?