Emboli and their Types
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Emboli and their Types

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Which of the following is a rare cause of embolism?

  • Fat
  • Bacteria
  • Detached thrombi
  • Parasites (correct)
  • What can cause air embolism?

  • All of the above (correct)
  • Faulty technique in doing artificial pneumothorax
  • Air passing into the uterine veins in criminal abortion
  • Injury to the large neck veins
  • What is the effect of a big embolus in pulmonary embolism?

  • Lung infarct occurs
  • Death occurs in seconds to minutes due to acute right sided heart failure (correct)
  • No effect
  • The lung has a double blood supply
  • Which of the following is a type of embolus that can cause pyemic abscess at the site of its impaction?

    <p>Fat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the cause of air embolism in criminal abortion?

    <p>Air passes into the uterine veins</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the effect of small sized emboli in pulmonary embolism?

    <p>No effect</p> Signup and view all the answers

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