A 55yo woman was found collapsed at home, paramedics revived her but in the ambulance she
had a cardiac arrest and couldn’t be saved. The paramedic’s report tells that the woman was
immobile lately due to hip pain and that they found ulcers on the medial side of ankle. She had
DM and was on anti-diabetics. What is the cause of her death?
a. Acute MI
b. DKA
c. Pulmonary embolism
d. Acute pericarditis
e. Cardiac tamponade
answer: C, the clincher is PMH of immobility
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