A 72-year-old woman and her husband are on a cross-country driving vacation.After a long day of driving,they stop for dinner.Midway through the meal,the woman becomes very short of breath,with chest pain and a feeling of panic.Which of the following problems is most likely?

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The sudden onset of shortness of breath, chest pain, and a feeling of panic in the context of prolonged sitting during a cross-country drive suggests a pulmonary embolism, which is a blockage in one of the pulmonary arteries in the lungs, often due to a blood clot that has traveled from the legs.

A 72-Year-Old Woman and Her Husband Are on a Cross-Country