A 33-year-old ED patient with low clinical suspicion for PE has all Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC) negative. What is the next best step?...

Question

A 33-year-old ED patient with low clinical suspicion for PE has all Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC) negative. What is the next best step?

Accepted Answer

No further PE testing

Answer

Order D-dimer

Answer

CT pulmonary angiography

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Lower extremity venous ultrasound

Answer

Ventilation-perfusion scan

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism-Diagnostic Strategy