A 48-year-old with unprovoked proximal DVT completes 3 months of apixaban and has low bleeding risk. What is the recommended course?...

Question

A 48-year-old with unprovoked proximal DVT completes 3 months of apixaban and has low bleeding risk. What is the recommended course?

Accepted Answer

Continue anticoagulation indefinitely; consider reduced dose for extended phase

Answer

Stop anticoagulation now

Answer

Switch to aspirin monotherapy

Answer

Change to warfarin for long-term therapy

Answer

Continue full-dose indefinitely regardless of risk

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Unprovoked VTE (Extended Therapy)