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A common cause of diastolic heart Hypertension
failure is:
myocarditis long-term hypertension is a common cause of
myocardial infarction diastolic heart failure.
dilated cardiomyopathy Diastolic dysfunction occurs when the filling of
hypertension one or both ventricles is impaired because the
ventricle has become less compliant.
The heart must pump more forcefully in order to
push blood into circulation against increased
vascular resistance.

,Which type of angina results from Prinzmetal's angina
coronary artery vasospasm and Results from coronary artery vasospasm and
occurs in atypical patterns? occurs in an atypical pattern. It is usually at a
Classic angina single site. It can occur in a normal or disease
Prinzmetal's angina vessel. Pain is usually resolved with angina
Unstable angina medication.
Pleuritic chest pain Classic (stable angina) occurs when the heart is
stressed, lasts less than 5 minutes, and usually
resolves with rest.
Unstable angina is considered a medical
emergency because it lasts longer than 5
minutes, does not follow the normal pain pattern,
and may not resolve with rest or angina
medication. It is often associated or signals a MI.


A patient who is in cardiogenic mixed venous oxygen saturation
shock will present with:
a high cardiac index Patients will have a low cardiac index, elevated
decreased vascular resistance filling pressures of the left, right, or both
increased ventricular ejection ventricles, and a decreased mixed venous
fraction oxygen saturation.
mixed venous oxygen saturation

, With each heart beat, blood within aorta and pulmonary artery
the left and right ventricle is
ejected into the:
left atrium only
aorta and pulmonary artery
anterior descending artery
right coronary artery


The primary cause of cardiogenic failure of the ventricle to pump adequately
shock in a patient with an acute MI
is:
failure of the ventricle to pump
blood adequately
failure of the aortic valve to pump
blood adequately
regurgitation of the tricuspid valve
regurgitation of the mitral valve


Unstable angina is characterized increased crescendo angina
by:
angina with prolonged activity unstable angina is characterized by prolonged
angina symptoms lasting >6 months. angina at rest (usually >20 minutes at rest), and
increasing crescendo angina increasing crescendo angina (now more frequent
angina with elevated cardiac & longer duration)
markers


Which one of the following varicose veins
produces visible evidence of an
underlying problem with reverse
venous flow?
cellulitis
bruising
stasis dermatitis
varicose veins

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