A 32-year-old low-risk patient with pleuritic chest pain has Wells score 0 and meets all PERC criteria. Next step?...

Question

A 32-year-old low-risk patient with pleuritic chest pain has Wells score 0 and meets all PERC criteria. Next step?

Accepted Answer

No further testing for PE

Answer

Order D-dimer

Answer

Order CT pulmonary angiography

Answer

Start empiric anticoagulation

Answer

V/Q scan

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism Evaluation