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ModerateRespiratoryPulmonary embolismuk-plab-1

A 50-year-old woman presents with pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness 5 days after a knee replacement. She is tachycardic and mildly hypoxic but haemodynamically stable. Clinical probability of pulmonary embolism is high. According to NICE guidance, which is the most appropriate initial management?

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