A 24-year-old woman presents 6 weeks postpartum with breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain. She is tachycardic with mild hypoxia. Which clinical fac...

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A 24-year-old woman presents 6 weeks postpartum with breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain. She is tachycardic with mild hypoxia. Which clinical factor most increases pre-test probability of PE?

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Caesarean section 6 weeks ago

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Combined oral contraceptive use

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Recent long-haul flight

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Family history of DVT

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Varicose veins

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Postpartum pulmonary embolism risk

A 24-year-old woman presents 6 weeks postpartum with breathlessness and pleuritic chest pain. She is tachycardic with mild hypoxia. Which clinical factor most increases pre-test probability of PE?