A 43-Year-Old Woman Is Being Evaluated in the Surgery Department

A 43-year-old woman is being evaluated in the surgery department because of severe central chest pain, mild shortness of breath, and one episode of coughing up blood. Two days ago, she underwent a total hip arthroplasty with no operative complications.    A contrast-enhanced CT scan of the chest is immediately obtained; a sagittal view is shown below. In-hospital administration of which of the following is most appropriate for reducing the risk of patients developing this complication?

A) Beta-adrenergic antagonist
B) Fresh-frozen plasma
C) Intravenous hydration
D) Low-molecular-weight heparin
E) Perioperative antibiotics
F) Tissue plasminogen activator

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