1 Hour in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 25yo Woman | Cardiology | SMLE Q#11556
SMLE Question #11556
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Cardiology
Objective: OBJ-163
Last updated: February 2026
A 25-year-old woman, 4 days after cesarean delivery and mostly bedbound, develops sudden sharp right-sided chest pain and shortness of breath for 1 hour. She is breastfeeding and has no history of bleeding. Chest radiograph is unremarkable. She is hemodynamically stable, and clinical suspicion for pulmonary embolism is high. What is the most appropriate immediate management?
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