Question

A 30-year-old woman with suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE) arrives in the emergency department. She has a Wells score indicating high clinical probability. According to NICE, what is the next best step in investigation if a CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) is immediately available?

Accepted Answer

CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA)

Answer

Ventilation-perfusion (V/Q) scan

Answer

Transthoracic echocardiogram

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D-dimer test

Answer

Pulmonary angiography

Practice question

A 30-year-old woman with suspected acute pulmonary embolism (PE) arrives in the emergency department. She has a Wells score indicating high clinical probability. According to NICE, what is the next best step in investigation if a CT pulmonary angiogram (CTPA) is immediately available?