A 31-year-old woman using CHC develops sudden-onset severe unilateral leg pain with swelling. Her Wells score is 3 (DVT likely). What is the correct i...

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A 31-year-old woman using CHC develops sudden-onset severe unilateral leg pain with swelling. Her Wells score is 3 (DVT likely). What is the correct initial management?

Accepted Answer

Stop CHC immediately, arrange urgent D-dimer and/or compression ultrasonography, and consider interim anticoagulation if DVT is highly likely

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Continue CHC and prescribe compression stockings

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Reduce the CHC dose and recheck in 1 week

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Switch to the combined patch

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Prescribe aspirin and continue CHC

uk-dfsrh MCQ (SBA): CHC DVT Wells Score Management

A 31-year-old woman using CHC develops sudden-onset severe unilateral leg pain with swelling. Her Wells score is 3 (DVT likely). What is the correct initial management?