A 29-year-old woman has been taking combined oral contraceptive pills for several years. She smokes 20 cigarettes per day. She presents with sudden-on...

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A 29-year-old woman has been taking combined oral contraceptive pills for several years. She smokes 20 cigarettes per day. She presents with sudden-onset pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. What combination of risk factors most strongly predisposed her to pulmonary embolism?

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COCP use and smoking

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Smoking and obesity

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Obesity and family history

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Varicose veins and age

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Alcohol intake and COCP use

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary embolism risk factors

A 29-year-old woman has been taking combined oral contraceptive pills for several years. She smokes 20 cigarettes per day. She presents with sudden-onset pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea. What combination of risk factors most strongly predisposed her to pulmonary embolism?