Fat Embolism Syndrome Quiz
Fat Emboli were first noted by F.A. Zenker in 1861 in a railroad worker with a thoraco-lumbar crush injury. The Fat Embolism Syndrome (FES) was first described by Von Bergman in 1873 in a diagnosis confirmed by post mortem examination. This patient had a fractured femur. This 10 question quiz aims to test your knowledge of the Fat Embolism Syndrome as first described over a century ago. It aims to ensure that when you see the FES in your Critical Care Unit you will be ready to grapple with a syndrome that despite many years of investigation still has a 10 to 20% mortality. The quiz has been researched, compiled and placed on the web by Andrew Strong CNS.
The Quiz
References
- Brandt, S.E., Zeegers, W.S., & Ceelen, T.L. (1998) "Fatal pulmonary fat embolism after dorsal spinal fusion" European Spinal Journal, Vol 7, 426-428.
- Freebairn, R.C. & Oh, T.E. (1997) "Fat Embolism Syndrome" In: Intensive Care Manual Ed. T.E. Oh, 4th Edition, 291-296.
- Hamood, S., Hayek, T., Munichor, M., Michaelson, M., Best, L. & Bentur, L. (1999) "Fat Embolism in a Boy with Minor Nonfracture Trauma" Pediatric Pulmonology, Vol 27, 221-223.
- Pell, A.C.H., Hughes, D., Christie, J., Busbuttil, A. & Sutherland, G.R. (1993) "Brief Report: Fulminating Fat Embolism caused by a Paradoxical Embolism Through a Patent Foramen Ovale" The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol 329, No 13, 926-929.
- Russell, G.V., Kirk, P.G. & Biddinger, P. (1997) "Fat Embolism Syndrome from an Isolated Humerus Fracture" Journal of Orthopaedic Trauma, Vol 11, No 2, 141-144.