A 58-year-old with suspected PE is hemodynamically unstable. Immediate management while arranging definitive therapy?...

Question

A 58-year-old with suspected PE is hemodynamically unstable. Immediate management while arranging definitive therapy?

Accepted Answer

Start empiric anticoagulation

Answer

Obtain outpatient D-dimer

Answer

Avoid anticoagulation until imaging

Answer

Give thrombolytics to all without confirmation in stable patients

Answer

No IV access needed

us-abem MCQ (SBA): PE (Unstable)