09-06-2015, 10:11 AM
NBME 6 Q.
A 34 y/o woman is brought to the emergency department after having a stroke. Evaluation shows intermittently decreased left ventricular filling. Which of the following best explains her condition?
A- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
B- Cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma with metastasis to the central nervous system
C- Pulmonary embolus with fragmentation
D- Atrial myxoma with systemic embolization
E- Tricuspid valve endocarditis
A 34 y/o woman is brought to the emergency department after having a stroke. Evaluation shows intermittently decreased left ventricular filling. Which of the following best explains her condition?
A- Disseminated intravascular coagulation
B- Cardiac rhabdomyosarcoma with metastasis to the central nervous system
C- Pulmonary embolus with fragmentation
D- Atrial myxoma with systemic embolization
E- Tricuspid valve endocarditis