Question

A 57-year-old man presents with unilateral left calf swelling and pain after a long-haul flight. There is no dyspnoea or chest pain. Wells score suggests moderate probability of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). What is the most appropriate initial diagnostic test?

Accepted Answer

Compression duplex ultrasonography of the leg veins

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D-dimer alone

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CT pulmonary angiography

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Venography

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MRI of the leg

Practice question

A 57-year-old man presents with unilateral left calf swelling and pain after a long-haul flight. There is no dyspnoea or chest pain. Wells score suggests moderate probability of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). What is the most appropriate initial diagnostic test?