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A 70-Year-Old Is Hospitalized and Develops a Pulmonary Embolism

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Question 10

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A 70-year-old is hospitalized and develops a pulmonary embolism. What would this embolus likely be composed of?


A) Fat
B) Air
C) Tissue fragment
D) Blood clot

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