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ModerateCardiovascularDeep vein thrombosisuk-plab-1

A 43-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of painful swelling of her left calf after a long-haul flight. Wells score for DVT is 3 (DVT likely). Ultrasound scanning cannot be performed for 12 hours. What is the most appropriate management?

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