A 46-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents with a swollen, tender left calf 2 days after a 10-hour flight. Wells score is 1...

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A 46-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents with a swollen, tender left calf 2 days after a 10-hour flight. Wells score is 1 (DVT unlikely). What is the most appropriate next step?

Accepted Answer

Send D-dimer; if negative, DVT can be excluded

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Start therapeutic low-molecular-weight heparin immediately

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Arrange urgent CT pulmonary angiography

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Discharge without further tests

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Arrange immediate surgical thrombectomy

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): DVT rule-out strategy

A 46-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presents with a swollen, tender left calf 2 days after a 10-hour flight. Wells score is 1 (DVT unlikely). What is the most appropriate next step?