Deep Venous Thrombosis in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 30yo Woman | Respiratory / Pulmonology | SMLE Q#11873

SMLE Question #11873

Medicine / Internal Medicine Respiratory / Pulmonology

Objective: OBJ-123

Last updated: February 2026
A 30-year-old woman at 30 weeks’ gestation has 3 days of new nonproductive cough and progressive dyspnea on exertion. She has 2+ bilateral pitting leg edema. Compression ultrasonography of both legs is negative for deep venous thrombosis. Chest radiograph is normal. Pulmonary embolism is suspected, and clinicians want to minimize fetal radiation exposure. Which of the following is the most appropriate diagnostic test to perform next?

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