Patty has just undergone abdominal hysterectomy and due to complications has been bed-bound for a week. she developed an abrupt onset of chest pain and shortness of breath. She is taken to the emergency department and diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism, which is a blockage in one of her blood vessels in the lungs, most likely from a thrombus that traveled from her leg. from your reading and experience regarding ventilation and diffusion, answer the following questions.

1. What process is the most likely happening in this woman's body?
2. What are the probable ventilation and diffusion effects from a pulmonary embolism?
3. what would you expect for clinical manifestations?
4. what diagnostic test could be used?
5. what treatment measure s would you anticipate?