A 43-year-old woman with unilateral leg swelling and calf pain has Wells score 2. What is the immediate diagnostic pathway?...

Question

A 43-year-old woman with unilateral leg swelling and calf pain has Wells score 2. What is the immediate diagnostic pathway?

Accepted Answer

Proximal leg ultrasound within 4 hours and treat if positive

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D-dimer then treat if positive

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CTPA first-line

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Start full-dose anticoagulation without imaging

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Outpatient V/Q scan

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