KROK 1 2013 – Question 172 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 54-year-old female was brought to the casualty department after a car accident. A traumatologist diagnosed her with multiple fractures of the lower extremities. What kind of embolism is most likely to develop in this case?
- A. Gaseous
- B. Thromboembolism
- C. Air
- D. Tissue
- E. Adipose
Hint
Think about what material can be released into torn veins around multiple long-bone fractures, and which organ's capillaries would be the first to trap it.
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