A 45-year-old presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score suggests PE is likely. He is haemodynamically stable. What is the recommend...

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A 45-year-old presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score suggests PE is likely. He is haemodynamically stable. What is the recommended initial management?

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Start therapeutic anticoagulation and arrange CTPA

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Offer immediate CTPA and withhold anticoagulation

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Do D-dimer first then decide

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Commence aspirin and arrange V/Q scan

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Give thrombolysis

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary embolism (suspected)

A 45-year-old presents with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. Wells score suggests PE is likely. He is haemodynamically stable. What is the recommended initial management?