3rd April 2024

A 60-year-old gentleman is admitted with shortness of breath, fever and productive cough.

A 60-year-old gentleman is admitted with shortness of breath, fever and productive cough. His chest x-ray shows left-sided focal consolidation, for which he is started on Benzylpenicillin and Doxycycline. 48 hours after admission, he develops pleuritic chest pain and has a new oxygen requirement. His ECG shows sinus tachycardia, and CTPA confirms a subsegmental PE. What is the ideal duration of anticoagulant therapy? 

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