KROK 1 2021 – Question 124 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathomorphology
After an open scapular fracture, a man suddenly died. Early autopsy detects frothy blood in the right ventricle and pulmonary arteries. What was the cause of death in this case?
- A. Air embolism
- B. Pulmonary edema
- C. Bacterial embolism
- D. Fat embolism
- E. Tissue embolism
Hint
Think about which unusual material could enter a torn vein near the chest, where the pressure inside the vein is lower than atmospheric, and what the beating heart does with it.
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