A 72-Year-Old Man Visits the Emergency Room with Acute Dyspnea

A 72-year-old man visits the emergency room with acute dyspnea and chest tightness that started during a family meal 20 minutes earlier. He's never had symptoms like this before. Prostate cancer, type 2 diabetes, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia are among the patient's medical issues. He has no drug sensitivities and uses a number of drugs. The patient had been a pack-a-day smoker for 30 years until quitting 10 years ago. The picture below shows a contrasted chest CT scan. Which of the following factors most likely contributed to this patient's current condition?

A) Atherosclerosis
B) Fluid overload
C) Hypercoagulability
D) Intimal tear
E) Noninfectious vasculitis
F) Pulmonary bleb rupture
G) Pulmonary metastasis

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