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ModerateEmergencyPostoperative pulmonary embolismuk-plab-1

A 65-year-old man on day 4 after major abdominal surgery develops sudden pleuritic chest pain, dyspnoea and tachycardia. Oxygen saturation falls to 88% on air. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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