NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
PATHOLOGY AND GENETICS
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Question
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After a CT scan, a pulmonary embolism (PE) was diagnosed in the patient, what can be concluded for sure about this embolism?
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Local thrombotic occlusion in the pulmonary arteries
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A venous thrombus that reached the lungs is therefore thromboembolism
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Lymphatic obstruction and edema formation
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An arterial thrombus that got tangled and drifted to the lungs
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Dyspnea, chest pain, and cough are the most frequent symptoms of PE, while fever, tachycardia, abnormal pulmonary signs, and peripheral vascular collapse are the most common physical findings.
Detailed explanation-2: -CT pulmonary angiography (CTPA) will show filling defects within the pulmonary vasculature with acute pulmonary emboli. When the artery is viewed in its axial plane the central filling defect from the thrombus is surrounded by a thin rim of contrast, which has been called the Polo Mint sign.
Detailed explanation-3: -Conclusion. PE is the result of a clot in the pulmonary artery or one of its branches. If untreated, PE can result in death.
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