#14 emboli

[IMG SURVIVOR]

Patient with arteriaL emboli where will you fine the sites of arrest?

wHERE COULD BE THE SITE OF ORIGIN?
















Branches of the Carotid artery
Braches of the Mesenteric artery
Branches of the Renal artery




The heart------> atrial fibrilation or MI


I have to work tomorrow at 5am I have to be awake but I will be back

take care and remember to correct or add in any of the post

[md90]

common sites of arterial embolism: lower extremities (most common and what I chose); Looked it up in Goljan's Rapid Review... and he says the same thing with brain via the middle cerebral artery, small bowel via superior mesenteric artery, spleen, and kidneys;

any other opinions??