| Wojtek, you are lucky to be alive. I cannot believe that, on day 6, you were not immediately diagnosed with a pulmonary embolus. If I were to miss that with the presentation you describe, I would be hung out to dry in a malpractice suit.
It is not necessary, however, to start every patient with an ankle sprain on anticoagulation. The incidence of DVT in patients splinted for sprains is very low. However, once you developed symptoms, your diagnosis should be been made MUCH more expeditiously.
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