The postoperative patient displays sudden chest pain,shortness of breath,cyanosis,tachycardia,and low blood pressure.The nurse suspects which postoperative complication?

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The sudden onset of chest pain, shortness of breath, cyanosis, tachycardia, and low blood pressure are signs of a pulmonary embolism, which is a serious postoperative complication that occurs due to a blood clot blocking a blood vessel in the lungs. Prompt intervention is necessary to prevent further complications. The other options, pneumonia, atelectasis, and hypovolemia, may also cause some of these symptoms, but they are not typically acute and may present with other symptoms as well.

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