Patty has just undergone abdominal hysterectomy and due to complications has been bed-bound for a week. she developed an abrupt onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. She is taken to the emergency department and diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, which is a blockage in one of her blood vessels in the lungs, most likely from a thrombus that traveled from her leg. from your reading and experience regarding ventilation and diffusion, answer the following questions.
- What process is the most likely happening in this woman's body?
- What are the probable ventilation and diffusion effects from a pulmonary embolism?
- what would you expect for clinical manifestations?
- what diagnostic test could be used?
- what treatment measure s would you anticipate?