Six hours after a motor vehicle accident, a patient's chest radiograph shows vascular engorgement in the right lung. This finding is most likely evidence of which of the following?

A. hemothorax
B. pulmonary embolism
C. pleural effusion
D. flail chest


Ans: B. pulmonary embolism

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