A 35-year-old man presents with unilateral leg swelling and pain following a long-haul flight. His Wells score suggests moderate probability of deep v...

Question

A 35-year-old man presents with unilateral leg swelling and pain following a long-haul flight. His Wells score suggests moderate probability of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). According to evidence-based practice, what is the most appropriate initial diagnostic approach?

Accepted Answer

Compression ultrasonography of the affected leg

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Immediate empiric anticoagulation without imaging

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D-dimer testing alone without imaging

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Venography as first-line

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CT pulmonary angiography

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Deep vein thrombosis

A 35-year-old man presents with unilateral leg swelling and pain following a long-haul flight. His Wells score suggests moderate probability of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). According to evidence-based practice, what is the most appropriate initial diagnostic approach?