Dr. Jamani suspects that her patient is suffering from deep vein thrombosis. What can this condition lead to?

A deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot in a deep vein, often in the leg. If part of the clot breaks loose, it can travel through the bloodstream to the lungs and block a pulmonary artery, causing a pulmonary embolism. Hypertension, coronary disease, and cardiac dysrhythmias are not the typical direct consequence.

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