Which of the following conditions may cause an infarct in the lungs?

A) pulmonary fibrosis
B) pulmonary emboli
C) pulmonary edema
D) pneumonia


B) pulmonary emboli
Pulmonary emboli are clots that have broken away from a clot somewhere else in
the body and are causing an obstruction. If it is cutting off blood supply, then an infarct may
occur. The other three lung conditions do not result in infarcts.

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