What term should the nurse document for a detached blood clot?
A) Thrombus
B) Embolus
C) Thromboembolus
D) Infarction

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A detached thrombus is a thromboembolus.
A thrombus is a clot that remains attached to a vessel wall; a detached thrombus is a thromboembolus.
An embolus is a bolus of material floating in the blood stream; a detached thrombus is a thromboembolus.
An infarction is death of tissue; a detached thrombus is a thromboembolus.

What Term Should the Nurse Document for a Detached Blood