Please respond to one of the following discussion board questions
1. An 18-year-old high school football player sustained a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in the state playoffs. After undergoing repair, he found it difficult to ambulate with the knee brace. Weighing close to 140 kg (~300 pounds), the athlete found it difficult to stand and balance on one leg. His mother was unable to support him by herself. After 1 week, the young man began to have increased pain and swelling in the calf of his affected leg. In the middle of the night, the teen called out to his mother, complaining of a shortness of breath and unexplained anxiety. His mother called 9-1-1, and he was taken to a local hospital. In the emergency department, he was diagnosed with a deep vein thrombosis and a pulmonary embolism. Oxygen and low-molecular-weight heparin were administered, and the young man was admitted to the intensive care unit. The patient is evaluated for multiple Pulmonary emboli. What risk factors and clinical findings are commonly associated with Pulmonary Emboli?
2. A patient has been diagnosed with pneumoconiosis and asks the health care professional to explain this disease. what descriiption by the professional is best?
3. What are the similarities and differences between emphysema and chronic bronchitis?
Please respond to one of the following discussion board questions 1. An 18-yea
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