Which of the following is a broken clot which has broken off a clot somewhere else in the body?
a. Thrombophlebitis.
b. Embolus.
c. Thrombus.
d. Polycythaemia.
b
The most common embolus is a blood clot (thrombus),
although an embolus can consist of air, fat or foreign bodies.
When the thrombus, or part of it, becomes dislodged from
the vessel wall it travels in the bloodstream until it reaches a
blood vessel that is too narrow for its passage.
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The primary determinant of the intensity of an allergic drug reaction is:
1. the dose of drug ingested. 2. the body surface area of the patient. 3. the patient's performance status. 4. the degree of sensitization.