A 70-year-old man has pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness 5 days after hip replacement. CT pulmonary angiography confirms pulmonary embolism. He

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A 70-year-old man has pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness 5 days after hip replacement. CT pulmonary angiography confirms pulmonary embolism. He is normotensive and oxygen saturation is 94% on air. What is the most appropriate management?

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Anticoagulation unless contraindicated, with senior review of bleeding risk

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Long-term antibiotics

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Immediate thrombolysis despite stable blood pressure

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No treatment if oxygen saturation is above 92%

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Aspirin monotherapy

Postoperative pulmonary embolism — PARA MCQ

A 70-year-old man has pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness 5 days after hip replacement. CT pulmonary angiography confirms pulmonary embolism. He is normotensive and oxygen saturation is 94% on air. What is the most appropriate management?