A trauma patient is recovering from a motor vehicle accident on the trauma med-surg floor. She sustained a femur fracture and small subdural hematoma. The nurse practitioner was called to the bedside for sudden severe dyspnea, hypotension and desaturation. Workup revealed a normal troponin. EKG showed inverted t-waves in leads V1-V4. Chest x-ray was unremarkable. What is the leading diagnosis? Group of answer choices Demand ischemia in the circumflex Pneumonia Pulmonary embolism Aute pulmonary edema
[Answered]: A trauma patient is recovering from a motor…
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