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A patient underwent hip surgery. Later he presents with SOB (shortness of breath) and chest pain. What is the diagnosis?

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A patient underwent hip surgery. Later he presents with SOB (shortness of breath) and chest pain. What is the diagnosis?


  1. Pulmonary embolism
  2. MI
  3. Tension pneumothorax
  4. Fat embolism
  5. None

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The key is A. Pulmonary embolism. [History of surgery followed by chest pain and breathlessness suggests diagnosis of pulmonary embolism].

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