KROK 1 2015 – Question 131 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A 54-year-old woman was brought to a 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. Thromboembolism
- B. Air
- C. Adipose
- D. Gaseous
- E. Tissue
Hint
Consider what is released from the injured tissues in multiple long-bone fractures and in what physical form it can reach the lung capillaries.
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