girl^interrupted
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A 58-year-old man develops deep venous thrombosis during a hospitalization for prostatectomy. He exhibits decreased mental status 10 days postoperatively, with right hemiplegia. A CT scan of the head shows an acute cerebral infarction in the distribution of the left middle cerebral artery. A chest radiograph reveals cardiac enlargement and prominence of the main pulmonary arteries consistent with pulmonary hypertension. Laboratory studies show a serum troponin I of <0.4 ng/mL. Which of the following lesions is most likely to be present on echocardiography?
A Coarctation of the aorta
B Tetralogy of Fallot
C Ventricular septal defect
D Pulmonic stenosis
E Dextrocardia
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| girl^interrupted
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Yes, its the infamous paradoxical thrombus...
I apologize for putting so easy questions here. My cardio sucks and I needed to take it slowly at a time.
Thanks for bearing.
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