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A 52-year-old man presents to ED with pleuritic chest pain and haemoptysis. He recently had knee replacement surgery and has been relatively immobile. He is tachycardic, mildly hypoxic and D-dimer is elevated. CTPA confirms segmental pulmonary emboli. There are no contraindications to anticoagulation. Which is the most appropriate initial management?

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