Question

question 10 (mandatory) (10 points)
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the most serious complication of lower extremity phlebothrombosis is:
pulmonary embolism
myocardial ischemia
intestinal infarction
renal infarction
cerebral infarction

Explanation:

Lower extremity phlebothrombosis (deep - vein thrombosis in the legs) can lead to a blood clot (thrombus) detaching. This detached clot (embolus) can travel through the venous system. The venous system drains into the right side of the heart and then the pulmonary arteries. A pulmonary embolism occurs when this embolus lodges in the pulmonary arteries, which can be life - threatening. Myocardial ischemia is usually due to coronary artery issues (not directly from lower extremity DVT). Intestinal infarction is related to mesenteric vessel problems, renal infarction to renal vessel problems, and cerebral infarction to carotid or cerebral vessel problems (not the typical pathway from lower extremity DVT).

Answer:

Pulmonary embolism