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NECROSIS
drspleen - 03-18-11 17:49
A 34-year-old migrant worker from Mexico presents to the emergency room with a several-week history of fever, chills and night sweats. He states he’s had a sudden loss in weight and easily loses his breath when walking up a flight of stairs. In the emergency room, he begins to cough up blood. On examination, he has tenderness over his back and palpable lymph nodes. A biopsy of his lungs would show a combination of which two types of necrosis?
* A. Coagulative and liquefactive
* B. Liquefactive and fibrinoid
* C. Fat and fibrinoid
* D. Liquefactive and gangrenous
* E. Coagulative and gangrenous
drspleen - 03-18-11 17:49
A 34-year-old migrant worker from Mexico presents to the emergency room with a several-week history of fever, chills and night sweats. He states he’s had a sudden loss in weight and easily loses his breath when walking up a flight of stairs. In the emergency room, he begins to cough up blood. On examination, he has tenderness over his back and palpable lymph nodes. A biopsy of his lungs would show a combination of which two types of necrosis?
* A. Coagulative and liquefactive
* B. Liquefactive and fibrinoid
* C. Fat and fibrinoid
* D. Liquefactive and gangrenous
* E. Coagulative and gangrenous
The correct answer and explanation will be available after you answer.
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Re: NECROSIS babbu5508 - 03-18-11 18:18 My answer is: d.
the patient is probably having an infection with abscess formation..Liquefactive and gangrenous necrosis might fit better..
though caseous necrosis if given would fit well too
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Re: NECROSIS sudha2015 - 03-19-11 10:42 My answer is: d.
In the emergency room, he begins to cough up blood. On examination, he has tenderness over his back and palpable lymph nodes. A biopsy of his lungs would show a combination of which two types of necrosis
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