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BET 2. DIAGNOSTIC UTILITY OF CHEST X RAY FOR INVESTIGATION OF PULMONARY EMBOLISM
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Report by: Gerard Brown, Consultant Emergency Medicine
Search checked by: Kerstin Hogg, Clinical Lecturer Emergency Medicine
Institution: Stepping Hill Hospital and Salford Royal Hospital
THREE-PART QUESTION
In [a patient presenting with features suggestive of pulmonary embolus] what is [the diagnostic utility of chest x ray] in [stratifying risk of pulmonary embolus]?
CLINICAL SCENARIO
A 30-year-old man …