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Laura, age 36, has an acute onset of dyspnea. Associated symptoms include chest pain, syncope, tachypnea, peripheral cyanosis, low blood pressure, crackles, and some wheezes. Her history reveals that she is taking birth control pills and that she smokes. What do you suspect?

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Answer:

Pulmonary emboli

Step-by-step explanation:

Pulmonary emboli -

It refers to the medical condition , where there is sudden obstruction in the blood vessel of the lung , which is capable to damage the lungs , is referred to as Pulmonary emboli .

In case the clot is very minute , the situation is not fatal , but in case the clot is large enough to complete stop the flow of blood , then the situation id deadly .

The symptom of Pulmonary emboli is -

  • difficulty in breathing
  • foamy mucus and cough
  • pain in chest .
  • low blood pressure
  • wheezes .

Hence , from the given scenario of the question ,

The correct term is Pulmonary emboli .

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