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crista
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03/19/04 - 08:34 PM

Autopsy of a 72-year-old man demonstrates the presence of deep venous thrombosis of the legs and multiple
acute brain infarcts due to thromboembolic occlusion of penetrating arteries. Which of the following pathologic
conditions would most likely account for these findings?

A. Atherosclerosis of penetrating cerebral arteries

B. Endocarditis of the tricuspid valve

C. Patent foramen ovale

D. Pulmonary thromboembolism

E. Trousseau syndrome

peekay
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03/19/04 - 08:44 PM

d-pulmonarythromboembolism.

dyk33
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03/19/04 - 08:58 PM

C patent foramen ovale

asmi
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03/19/04 - 09:00 PM

D...

crista
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03/19/04 - 09:03 PM

ans. C

asmi
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03/19/04 - 09:10 PM

patent foramen ovale... :roll: bicuspid aortic valve is common ...do you have any explanation sad

asmi
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03/19/04 - 09:14 PM

got it...........DVT more common in patent foramen ovale(ASD)...emboli to brain(paradoxical embolus)...infarcts

crista
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03/19/04 - 09:16 PM

old :arrow: sedentarism :arrow: trombosis :arrow: through septal defect the brain damage...

Gul
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03/19/04 - 11:46 PM

In simple words, DVT means problem in veins and there is no way veins could go back to brain so there must be some connection between veins and arteries which is in the form of patent foramen ovale

asmi
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03/20/04 - 12:09 AM

#10

true

asmi
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03/20/04 - 12:10 AM

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define paradoxical emboli ?

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