A 37-year-old postpartum patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea, tachycardia, hypoxia. Suspected PE. She is hemodynamically stable. Best initial...

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A 37-year-old postpartum patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea, tachycardia, hypoxia. Suspected PE. She is hemodynamically stable. Best initial test?

Accepted Answer

CT pulmonary angiography

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D-dimer only

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V/Q scan in all

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Echo only

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Lower extremity ultrasound only

us-abem MCQ (SBA): PE Diagnosis (Postpartum)

A 37-year-old postpartum patient presents with chest pain and dyspnea, tachycardia, hypoxia. Suspected PE. She is hemodynamically stable. Best initial test?