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| Arteriosclerosis raises the systolic BP by? |
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Definition
| decreasing arterial distensibility and lumen diametter |
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Events in the dev of atherosclertoic plaque include all of the following except:
-accumulation of LDL
-smooth muscle proliferation
-calcification
-decreased elasticity
-complement activiation |
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Term
Complications of uncontrolled HTN include all of the following except?
CVA
Anemia
Renal Injury
Cardiac Hypertrophy |
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Term
| the cause of primary HTN? |
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Definition
| is essentially idiopathic |
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Term
Orthostatic HTN is caused by all of the following except
-increased age
-increased blood volume
--autonomic nervous system dysfunction
-bed rest
-severe varicose veins |
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Term
| Localized outpouching of a vessel wall or heart chamber is |
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Which is a possible cause of varicose veins?
-gravitational forces on blood
-long periods of standing
-trauma to the saphenous vein |
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Individuals with only left heart failure would expirence which of the following
Hepatomegaly
dyspnea
ankle swelling
pulmonary edema
periheral edema |
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