A pulmonary angiogram is usually ordered:
a. as the first test to identify a pulmonary embolism.
b. when other tests for a pulmonary embolism are inconclusive.
c. in conjunction with a magnetic resonance image to identify a pulmonary embolism.
d. in conjunction with an extremity venogram to identify a pulmonary embolism.
B
If other, simpler tests are inconclusive, a pulmonary angiogram is usually ordered to accurately identify a pulmonary embolism. It is not combined with any other testing.
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