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A patient with thrombophlebitis of lower extremities had got chest pains, blood spitting, growing respiratory failure that caused his death. Autopsy revealed multiple pulmonary infarctions. What is the most probable reason of their development?

Answer options

  1. Pulmonary artery thrombosis
  2. Bronchial artery thrombosis
  3. Bronchial artery embolism
  4. Pulmonary artery embolism
  5. Pulmonary venous thrombosis
Correct answer

Pulmonary artery embolism

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