DrVirgo
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Please Answer and Explain.
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| dr confused
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PE
so CXR n arterial blood gases
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| sprint123
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CXR to rule out other causes of Shortness of breath before confirming PE!
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| Justice
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| starcraftbw
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she is too young for EKG...... that was why i got this wrong too.....
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| DrVirgo
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I thought if chest pain -always do EKG first...
But in this case, in addition to chest pain, there are many many clues to suspect PE so FIRST step would be to do a CXR and ABG.
AND THEN EKG and V/Q Scan.
Here is the explanation.
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