Pulmonary Embolism USMLE Step 1 Practice Question
A 46 year old woman returns from a 14 hour flight and develops sudden shortness of breath and pleuritic chest pain. She has been taking estrogen containing oral contraceptives. Pulse is 112 per minute, and oxygen saturation is 90 percent on room air. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
Answer choices
- ACommunity acquired pneumonia
- BLegionella pneumophila
- CPulmonary embolismCorrect answer
- DPleural effusion
- ESpontaneous pneumothorax
- FParadoxical embolism through patent foramen ovale
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