Acute Symptomatic Venous Thromboembolism in Medicine / Internal Medicine — 29yo Woman | Hematology | SMLE Q#18680
SMLE Question #18680
Medicine / Internal Medicine
Hematology
Objective: OBJ-HEM-THROMB-ANTICOAG-01
Last updated: February 2026
A 29-year-old woman presents to the Emergency Department with acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism and is started on an IV unfractionated heparin infusion. She has no active bleeding, no recent surgery, and no heparin exposure within the last 3 months. What is the most appropriate anticoagulation strategy now?
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