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A Patient Who Has Had Hip Surgery Is Now Experiencing

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A patient who has had hip surgery is now experiencing cough,dyspnea,chest pain,cyanosis,tachycardia,and shock.The doctor has ordered chest x-ray,pulmonary arteriography,arterial blood gases,and a lung perfusion scan.A positive finding will likely reveal the diagnosis of:


A) cystic fibrosis.
B) hemothorax.
C) COPD.
D) pulmonary embolism.

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