A 55-year-old woman develops a suspected pulmonary embolus 4 days after a radical hysterectomy for advanced endometrial carcinoma. In order to obtain a pulmonary angiogram, the physician accesses the circulation in a retrograde fashion through the femoral vessels. Which of the following courses is the catheter most likely to take en route to the defect in pulmonary circulation? A) External iliac artery common iliac artery aorta left atrium-left ventricle B) External iliac artery common iliac artery aorta - left atrium left ventricle C) External iliac artery common iliac artery D) External iliac vein- common iliac vein E) External iliac vein- common iliac vein F) External iliac vein- common iliac vein pulmonary artery pulmonary vein aorta right atrium-right ventricle pulmonary vein superior vena cava - right atrium-right ventricle pulmonary artery inferior vena cava - right atrium-right ventricle pulmonary artery inferior vena cava - right atrium-right ventricle → pulmonary vein
A 55-year-old woman develops a suspected pulmonary embolus 4 days after a radical hysterectomy for advanced endometrial carcinoma. In order to obtain a pulmonary angiogram, the physician accesses the circulation in a retrograde fashion through the femoral vessels. Which of the following courses is the catheter most likely to take en route to the defect in pulmonary circulation? A) External iliac artery common iliac artery aorta left atrium-left ventricle B) External iliac artery common iliac artery aorta - left atrium left ventricle C) External iliac artery common iliac artery D) External iliac vein- common iliac vein E) External iliac vein- common iliac vein F) External iliac vein- common iliac vein pulmonary artery pulmonary vein aorta right atrium-right ventricle pulmonary vein superior vena cava - right atrium-right ventricle pulmonary artery inferior vena cava - right atrium-right ventricle pulmonary artery inferior vena cava - right atrium-right ventricle → pulmonary vein
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![83. A 55-year-old woman develops a suspected pulmonary embolus 4 days after a radical hysterectomy for advanced endometrial carcinoma. In order to obtain a pulmonary angiogram, the
physician accesses the circulation in a retrograde fashion through the femoral vessels. Which of the following courses is the catheter most likely to take en route to the defect in pulmonary
circulation?
A) External iliac artery
B) External iliac artery
C) External iliac artery
common iliac artery → aorta
->
D) External iliac vein
common iliac vein
E) External iliac vein → common iliac vein
F) External iliac vein → common iliac vein →
1
1
common iliac artery → aorta → left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary artery
left atrium → left ventricle pulmonary vein
common iliac artery → aorta
-
right atrium → right ventricle
pulmonary vein
superior vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
1
inferior vena cava
inferior vena cava
1
-
-
1
->
1
J
1
right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary vein](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Faf50ae2b-f7f6-4ca9-a7f0-dedcf10368cd%2Fb67d4da1-3d60-4af2-94c7-eec8e4d566cf%2Fxqaudxa_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:83. A 55-year-old woman develops a suspected pulmonary embolus 4 days after a radical hysterectomy for advanced endometrial carcinoma. In order to obtain a pulmonary angiogram, the
physician accesses the circulation in a retrograde fashion through the femoral vessels. Which of the following courses is the catheter most likely to take en route to the defect in pulmonary
circulation?
A) External iliac artery
B) External iliac artery
C) External iliac artery
common iliac artery → aorta
->
D) External iliac vein
common iliac vein
E) External iliac vein → common iliac vein
F) External iliac vein → common iliac vein →
1
1
common iliac artery → aorta → left atrium → left ventricle → pulmonary artery
left atrium → left ventricle pulmonary vein
common iliac artery → aorta
-
right atrium → right ventricle
pulmonary vein
superior vena cava → right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
1
inferior vena cava
inferior vena cava
1
-
-
1
->
1
J
1
right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary artery
right atrium → right ventricle → pulmonary vein
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