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A pulmonary infarct is an area of lung tissue that has died due to a lack of blood supply, often resulting from a blockage in the pulmonary arteries, typically caused by a blood clot (pulmonary embolism). This condition can lead to symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, and coughing up blood. Diagnosis is typically made through imaging studies like a CT scan, and treatment may involve anticoagulants or other therapeutic interventions to restore blood flow and address the underlying cause.
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What condition may cause an infarct in the lungs?
Pulmonary embolism is a condition that can cause an infarct in the lungs. It occurs when a blood clot, often originating from the deep veins of the legs, travels to the pulmonary arteries and obstructs blood flow. This blockage can lead to lung tissue death (infarction) due to lack of oxygen. Other factors, such as severe pneumonia or vasculitis, can also contribute to lung infarcts.
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 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 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.
The actual damage done at the site of infarct is due to what?
Oxygen deprivation
