You attend a 35-year-old female who is 7 days post-partum and presents with sudden-onset breathlessness, pleuritic chest pain, and haemoptysis. Her he...

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You attend a 35-year-old female who is 7 days post-partum and presents with sudden-onset breathlessness, pleuritic chest pain, and haemoptysis. Her heart rate is 118 bpm, respiratory rate is 26, SpO2 is 90% on air, and she has right calf swelling. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary embolism

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Amniotic fluid embolism

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Community-acquired pneumonia

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Spontaneous pneumothorax

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Postpartum cardiomyopathy

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Pulmonary Embolism

You attend a 35-year-old female who is 7 days post-partum and presents with sudden-onset breathlessness, pleuritic chest pain, and haemoptysis. Her heart rate is 118 bpm, respiratory rate is 26, SpO2 is 90% on air, and she has right calf swelling. What is the most likely diagnosis?