WCU Patho 370 CHYU: Week 3 VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023/2024

A patient has a history of falls, syncope, dizziness, and blurred vision. The patient's symptomology is most likely related to º hypertension. º hypotension. º deep vein thrombosis. º angina - ANSWER Hypotension An example of an acyanotic heart defect is º tetralogy of Fallot. º transposition of the great arteries. º ventricular septal defect. º all right-to-left shunt defects. - ANSWER Ventricular septal defect º In this condition, blood from the left ventricle leaks into the right ventricle because of a defect in the ventricular wall. This leakage causes extra pressure in the right ventricle resulting in pulmonary hypertension. Cor pulmonale refers to º bi-ventricular failure. º left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to lung disease. º right ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonary hypertension. º right ventricular failure secondary to right ventricular infarction. - ANSWER rRight ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonary hypertension Low cardiac output to the kidneys stimulates the release of _____ from juxtaglomerular cells. º aldosterone º norepinephrine º angiotensinogen º renin - ANSWER Renin Which blood pressure reading is considered to be indicative of prehypertension according to the JNC-7 criteria? º 118/78 º 128/82 º 140/88 º 138/94 - ANSWER 128/82