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A 24-year-old man presents with a painful, swollen left calf after a football injury and a long coach journey a week ago. On examination there is calf tenderness and swelling with a positive Wells score for DVT. There are no contraindications to anticoagulation. A proximal leg vein ultrasound cannot be arranged until tomorrow. What is the most appropriate next step?

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