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suv
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08/15/06 - 09:36 AM

A 72 yr old man with no known cardiac history flies from california to NY
3 days after arriving in NY he collapses and is rushed to the emergency dept .the pt is unable to respond to questrions or follow instructions.he dies 3 days later.At autopsy examination of the brain reveals multiple loosely adherent clots within the distal branching arteries of the left middle cerebral artery.which of the following pathological conditions would most likely account for his findings?
A.Atherosclerosis of penetrating cerebral arteries
B.Endocarditis of the tricuspid valve
C.Patent foramen ovale
D.Pulmonary thrombo embolism
E.Trousseau syndrome

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08/16/06 - 01:42 AM

C. it is "Paradoxical embolism". from e.g. DVT due to long flights.

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08/16/06 - 02:58 AM

agreed.

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sridevibandaru24
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08/16/06 - 01:52 PM

C .patent foramen ovale

drkaur
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08/17/06 - 08:45 PM

yup

this is c

dericanthony
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08/20/06 - 09:42 PM

this is a good one, he history tellu that he is at risk for a DVT

he only way he clo can get tothe brain is a communication between the right and left sides of the heart

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08/21/06 - 03:59 AM

NICE ANSWER-
I TOO THNK DAT IT SHUD BE C smiling face

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