MEDICINE MCQ
CARDIOVASCULAR MEDICINE
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Question
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The blockage of a blood vessel by a foreign object circulating in the blood
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thrombosis
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statin
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embolism
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embolus
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -An embolism is a blocked artery caused by a foreign body, such as a blood clot or an air bubble. The body’s tissues and organs need oxygen, which is transported around the body in the bloodstream.
Detailed explanation-2: -(EM-boh-lih-zum) A block in an artery caused by blood clots or other substances, such as fat globules, infected tissue, or cancer cells.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pulmonary embolism is caused by a blocked artery in the lungs. The most common cause of such a blockage is a blood clot that forms in a deep vein in the leg and travels to the lungs, where it gets lodged in a smaller lung artery. Almost all blood clots that cause pulmonary embolism are formed in the deep leg veins.
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