<prompt> Answer this question truthfullyIn a stabilized patient with unlikely pulmonary embolism based on modified Wells criteria who has no absolute contraindications to anticoagulation, what is the recommended initial step in management?  <response>: <reason> The recommended initial step in management for a stabilized patient with unlikely pulmonary embolism who has no absolute contraindications to anticoagulation is to obtain a diagnostic test, such as a D-dimer assay. 