A 35-year-old woman, 30 weeks pregnant, has prior DVT provoked by pregnancy. What prophylaxis is recommended through the peripartum period?...

Question

A 35-year-old woman, 30 weeks pregnant, has prior DVT provoked by pregnancy. What prophylaxis is recommended through the peripartum period?

Accepted Answer

Low-molecular-weight heparin prophylaxis antepartum and 6 weeks postpartum

Answer

Apixaban prophylaxis

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Warfarin prophylaxis

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No prophylaxis if asymptomatic

Answer

Aspirin alone

us-abfm MCQ (SBA): VTE in Pregnancy