1st April 2022

A 54-year-old gentleman presents to the emergency department with acute breathlessness

A 54-year-old gentleman presents to the emergency department with acute breathlessness, left calf pain and pleuritic chest pain. He was recently discharged from the cardiology ward where he was recovering from placement of an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator. Examination reveals a heart rate of 110 beats/minute. You suspect the patient has a pulmonary embolism. Based on the above information, what is his Wells score for pulmonary embolism? 

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