A 48-year-old woman presents with a swollen, painful left calf after a long car journey. Her two-level Wells score for DVT is 0 (DVT unlikely). She ha...

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A 48-year-old woman presents with a swollen, painful left calf after a long car journey. Her two-level Wells score for DVT is 0 (DVT unlikely). She has no red flags. What is the most appropriate next investigation?

Accepted Answer

D-dimer test

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Immediate proximal leg vein ultrasound only

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CT venogram of the leg

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Start empirical therapeutic anticoagulation without tests

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No further investigation is required

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Suspected DVT (low pre-test probability)

A 48-year-old woman presents with a swollen, painful left calf after a long car journey. Her two-level Wells score for DVT is 0 (DVT unlikely). She has no red flags. What is the most appropriate next investigation?