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What percentage of the pulmonary vascular bed must be occluded by emboli before pulmonary hypertension occurs?
 
  a. 25
  b. 33
  c. 50
  d. 75


Q. 2  What percentage of patients with pulmonary embolism have pulmonary infarction as a complica-tion?
 
  a. Less than 10
  b. Approximately 25
  c. Approximately 40
  d. Approximately 65


Q. 3  Most pulmonary infarctions associated with thromboembolic obstruction occur in which part of the lung?
 
  a. Right lung
  b. Lung bases
  c. Lung apexes
  d. Left lung


Q. 4  Which of the following conditions contribute to the development of hypoxemia in a patient with pulmonary emboli?
 
  1. Cardiogenic shock
  2. Destruction of lung parenchyma
  3. Intrapulmonary shunt
  4. Mismatch
  a. 1, 2, and 3 only
  b. 1 and 4 only
  c. 2 only
  d. 1, 3, and 4 only


Q. 5  Which of the following pathophysiologic changes in the lung is not typically associated with pulmonary embolism?
 
  a. Bronchoconstriction
  b. Decreased ciliary mobility
  c. Increased dead space ventilation
  d. Reduced surfactant production
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I can see it now, thanks for clarifying
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