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Bone infarct refers to ischemic death of the cellular elements of the bone and marrow.

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What is Distal tibia bone infarct due to trauma?

An infarct is an area of tissue death due to loss of blood supply. A distal tibia bone infarct due to trauma, then, means tissue death at the part of the larger lower leg bone closest to the ankle. The cause of the tissue death was trauma.


What is probable bone infarct in the proximal right humoral metaphysis?

A probable bone infarct in the proximal right humeral metaphysis refers to an area of bone tissue that has died due to a lack of blood supply in that specific region of the humerus, which is the upper arm bone. This condition can result from various factors, including vascular compromise or embolism. Symptoms may include pain, swelling, and reduced mobility in the shoulder. Diagnosis typically involves imaging studies, such as MRI or X-rays, to confirm the presence of necrotic bone tissue.


What is chronic infarct leading to encephalomalacia?

Chronic=ongoing or long-term condition, not a more incidental or temporary (acute) condition. infarct= means blood supply is cut off and some tissue (including possibly bone) dies. cephal/o = head oste/o- = bone malac/ia= (condition involving) softening therefore this term means that blood supply to the head (more specifically to a vessel supplying the arterioles/venules/cappilaries of the skull) has been blocked or cut off, causing some area of skull bone to die and become soft since blood cannot bring minerals , immune factors, and nutrition to that area of bone.


What can cause sudden cardiac death?

An infarct.


What happens when you have a infarct in your heart?

heart attack


What is meant by infarct?

that is when a pat dies, the term is most frequently used to describe an area of the heart or brain. An infarct is caused by lack of blood flow (perfusion) or trauma.


What is meant by multi- infarct dementia?

I am not a doctor but multi-infarct dementia would be when multiple spots of the brian have died causing the patient to fall into a series of dementia and other illnesses.


What is lateral infarct?

wedge shape part across the heart


What is lack of blood to a tissue fed by blocked arteries?

infarct


Is infarct the fatty deposit of an artery?

No it's called plaque.


What is the cause of multi-infarct dementia?

The root cause of multi-infarct dementia is usually small blood clots that lodge in blood vessels in the brain, which results in the death of brain cells.


Does an infarct putrefy?

Generally no, unless blood supply is returned to the area or a supporating bacteria somehow invades the area. One of the more common locations for an infarct is in the kidneys, and the usual chronic result is fibrosis, not putrefaction.

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