Oncology
Case 7: A Distressed Woman with Shortness of Breath
CASE
A 75‐year‐old widow is admitted on a weekend medical take with much worse shortness of breath than usual, which developed in the last 6 hours. She seems very anxious and distressed. Her husband died 10 years ago of asbestosis and she has been recently diagnosed with mesothelioma. She has chest pains and pain in her right calf, which is swollen some 4 cm more than the left. She is taking ibuprofen and paracetamol for the chest pains, which seems to help a bit.
QUESTION 1
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Which of the following is the most likely cause of her increased shortness of breath?