A 64-year-old woman has 4 weeks of calf swelling and erythema; duplex negative for DVT. Tender cord superficial. Best treatment?...

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A 64-year-old woman has 4 weeks of calf swelling and erythema; duplex negative for DVT. Tender cord superficial. Best treatment?

Accepted Answer

NSAIDs, compression; consider anticoagulation if thrombus ≥5 cm or near saphenofemoral junction

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Immediate anticoagulation for 6 months

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Thrombolysis

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No therapy

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us-abfm MCQ (SBA): Superficial Thrombophlebitis