You Will Learn
- Appreciate the main risk factors for pulmonary embolism
- Be able to carry out and interpret a Wells risk score is for pulmonary embolism
- Know when to arrange a D-dimer test
- Know when to transfer a patient to hospital
Description
A practical guide for GPs on when to consider pulmonary embolism, how to assess and score a patient’s risk of pulmonary embolism, when to arrange a D-dimer test if available, and when to refer a patient for imaging to confirm the diagnosis
Accreditations
Step by step: how to diagnose pulmonary embolism
This scorm course might not include video lectures
Course Content