A 45-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. Her Wells score is 5 (intermediate probability) and she has no contrai...

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A 45-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. Her Wells score is 5 (intermediate probability) and she has no contraindication to contrast. D-dimer has not been performed. What is the most appropriate next investigation?

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CT pulmonary angiography

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D-dimer assay

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Ventilation-perfusion scan

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Lower limb venous Doppler ultrasound only

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Echocardiography

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A 45-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. Her Wells score is 5 (intermediate probability) and she has no contraindication to contrast. D-dimer has not been performed. What is the most appropriate next investigation?