Rush Embolism

Question 1

most common form of thromboembolic disease

Answer 1

pupmonary embolism

Question 2

sites involved in pulmo embo

Answer 2

pulmonary vasculature
pulmonary artery bifurcation
paradoxical embolism

Question 3

aka saddle embolus

Answer 3

pulmonary artery bifurcation

cuz uts bifurcation in a way that it looks like a saddle

Question 4

elmbolism due to systematic circulation through an interarterial or ventricular defect

Answer 4

paradoxical embolism

Question 5

cause of sudden death pulmo embo

Answer 5

saddle embolus

Question 6

clinical presentation of pulmonary embolism

Answer 6

silent cases in about 60-80%
sudden death saddle embolis

Question 7

common source of systemic thromboembolism

Answer 7

mural thrombi

Question 8

sites that has sytemic thromboembolism

Answer 8

lower extremities 75%
brain 10%

Question 9

clinical presentation of systemic thromboembo

Answer 9

silent
end-organ ischemia

Question 10

embolism w fat globules with red marrow

Answer 10

fat embolism

Question 11

places where u get fat embo

Answer 11

long bone fracs
soft tissue trauma
burns

Question 12

pathogenesis of fat embo

Answer 12

marrow accesses vasculature
obstruction and biochemical injury

Question 13

clinical presentation of fat embo

Answer 13

pulmonary insufficiency
neurologuc symptoms
anemia
thrombocytopenia

Question 14

mortality rate of fat embo

Answer 14

5-15%

Question 15

5th most common cause of maternal mortality ww

Answer 15

amniotic fluid embolism

Question 16

this is why or where amniotic embo occurs

Answer 16

due to labor
immediate postpartum

Question 17

pathogenesis of amniotic embo?

Answer 17

amniotic fluid meets vasculature via tear or uterine vein rupture

biochemical injury mechanism

Question 18

morphology amniotic embolism

Answer 18

fetal skin
lanugo hair ***
verbix caseosa
mucin in pulmonary vasculature

Question 19

emblism because of bubble, how many cc

Answer 19

air embolism, 100cc

Question 20

specific form of air embo from divers due to rapid ascent

Answer 20

decompression sickness

Question 21

pathogenesis of decompression sickness

Answer 21

dissolution of nitrogen due to high pressure

Question 22

mechanism of injury of decomp sick

Answer 22

mechanical obstruction

Question 23

clinical presentation of decomp sickness

Answer 23

the bends
chokes
caissons disease

Question 24

joint and muscle pain due to decompression

Answer 24

bends

Question 25

respiratory distress due to decompression

Answer 25

chokes

Question 26

multiple ischemic foci in skeletal muscle due to decompression

Answer 26

caisson disease