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Case Study: Pulmonary Embolism%u2022 A 35-year-old woman on oral contraceptives presents with sudden-onset dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain.Scenario:%u2022 D-dimer is elevated, and CT pulmonary angiogram shows filling defects in pulmonary arteries.Investigations Findings:%u2022 The combination of risk factors, symptoms, and imaging findings confirms pulmonary embolism.Clincher:%u2022 Oral contraceptive use increases the risk of thromboembolism, and CT findings are diagnostic for PE.Explanation:
