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Pregnancy-adapted YEARS algorithm for suspected acute pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients. a)If a woman has clinical sign of DVT, check compression ultrasonography of the symptomatic leg and initiate anticoagulant if DVT is confirmed. b)Initiate ant-icoagulant if chest CTPA indicates PE.
Abbreviations: CTPA, computed pulmonary angiography; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolism.
