A 64 year old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. He is tachycardic, mildly hypot...

Question

A 64 year old man presents to the emergency department with sudden onset pleuritic chest pain and shortness of breath. He is tachycardic, mildly hypotensive and has a high Wells score for pulmonary embolism. His renal function is normal and he is not pregnant. Which is the most appropriate initial imaging modality to confirm the diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

CT pulmonary angiography

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Ventilation perfusion (VQ) scan

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Chest radiograph

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Transthoracic echocardiogram

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CT aortogram

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary embolism