A Patient Has Sustained a Fractured Femur in a Car

question 26

Multiple Choice

A patient has sustained a fractured femur in a car accident. The physician has stated concern about the possibility of a fat embolism. The patient's wife asks the nurse about the cause of a fat embolism. The nurse's most appropriate response would be

• A) "Arterial blood flow is interrupted at the site of injury."
• B) "Floating fat sometimes causes problems."
• C) "The break in the bone forces molecules of fat into the bloodstream."
• D) "We don't know the cause. We just know that it sometimes happens."

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