A 62-year-old man with non-massive pulmonary embolism (normotensive, normal RV on echo) and no cancer asks about treatment duration. This is his first...

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A 62-year-old man with non-massive pulmonary embolism (normotensive, normal RV on echo) and no cancer asks about treatment duration. This is his first provoked PE after knee arthroscopy. Optimal anticoagulation duration?

Accepted Answer

6 months

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normal RV on echo) and no cancer asks about treatment duration. This is his first provoked PE after knee arthroscopy. Optimal anticoagulation duration?

Answer

6 weeks

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3 months

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12 months

"hematology" MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism

A 62-year-old man with non-massive pulmonary embolism (normotensive, normal RV on echo) and no cancer asks about treatment duration. This is his first provoked PE after knee arthroscopy. Optimal anticoagulation duration?