Quiz: Pulmonary embolism

The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary Thromboembolism is

A Substernal chest pain B Haemoptysis C Breathlessness D Syncope

Investigation of highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is

A Arterial blood gas estimation B ECG C Contrast-enhanced spiral CT scan D Ventilation-perfusion lung scans

The commonest cause of acute corpulmonale is:

A Lobar consolidation B Pneumothorax C Pulmonary thromboembolism D Fibrosing alveolitis

Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspneais characteristic of:

A Bronchogenic carcinoma B Pulmonary thromboembolism C Pulmonary tuberculosis D Arteriovenous malformations