A 38-year-old ED patient with low pretest probability for PE meets all eight PERC criteria. What is the next step?...

Question

A 38-year-old ED patient with low pretest probability for PE meets all eight PERC criteria. What is the next step?

Accepted Answer

No further PE testing

Answer

Order D-dimer

Answer

Order CT pulmonary angiography

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Start empiric anticoagulation

Answer

Obtain V/Q scan

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism-PERC