A 47-year-old female inpatient with medical illness and normal platelets has no contraindication to anticoagulation. Which VTE prophylaxis is preferre...

Question

A 47-year-old female inpatient with medical illness and normal platelets has no contraindication to anticoagulation. Which VTE prophylaxis is preferred?

Accepted Answer

LMWH during hospitalization only

Answer

UFH TID with routine post-discharge DOAC

Answer

Aspirin 81 mg during stay

Answer

No prophylaxis unless D-dimer >1,000

Answer

Graduated stockings only

us-abim MCQ (SBA): VTE Prophylaxis-Medical Inpatients

A 47-year-old female inpatient with medical illness and normal platelets has no contraindication to anticoagulation. Which VTE prophylaxis is preferred?