A patient demonstrates signs of obstructive shock, but the cause has yet to be determined. Which finding indicates the patient is experiencing a pulmonary embolism as the cause for obstructive shock?

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1. Chest pain is a symptom associated with a massive pulmonary embolus.
2. Hypotension is seen in other causes of obstructive shock and is not a symptom that differentiates the cause as being from a pulmonary embolus.
3. Tachycardia is seen in other causes of obstructive shock and is not a symptom that differentiates the cause as being from a pulmonary embolus.
4. Oliguria is seen in other causes of obstructive shock and is not a symptom that differentiates the cause as being from a pulmonary embolus.

A Patient Demonstrates Signs of Obstructive Shock, but the Cause