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Pathophysiology chapter 24 Questions and Answers

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Which statement regarding arteriosclerosis is TRUE? Arteriosclerosis is: a. an acute process of heart muscle degeneration b. thickening and hardening of the vessel wall c. plaque caused by accumlat... ion of hormones d. fatty streaks and foam cell that are identical.-ANSWERS-thickening and hardening of the vessel wall Arteriosclerosis is a chronic degeneration of blood vessel walls. A plaque is caused by collagen over a fatty streak that is composed of a large number of lipid-laden foam cells that deposit on the vessel wall. A patient experiences a rapidly progressive hypertension with a diastolic pressure of 146 mm Hg. Which is the correct term for this condition? a. primary hypertension b. secondary hypertension c. complicated hypertension d. malignant hypertension-ANSWERS-malignant hypertension Hypertensive crisis (or malignant hypertension) is rapidly progressive hypertension in which diastolic pressure is usually greater than 140 mm Hg. It can occur in those with primary hypertension, but the reason why some people develop this complication and others do not is unknown. As hypertension becomes more severe and chronic, tissue damage can occur in the blood vessels and tissues leading to target organ damage in the heart, kidney, brain, and eyes. Primary hypertension is the term used to identify hypertension that has no known cause. Secondary hypertension is the term used to identify hypertension caused by altered hemodynamics. There is no tertiary hypertension. A condition in which blood has pooled, producing distended and palpable vessels, is referred to as a: a. thrombus b. venous stasis ulcers c. varicose veins d. deep vein thrombosis-ANSWERS-varicose veins. Varicose veins are distended and palpable vessels. Thrombus is a blood clot that remains attached to a vessel wall. Venous stasis ulcers are caused by cell death and necrosis secondary to trauma or pressure-induced oxygen deficiency. Deep vein thrombosis is a thrombus formation occurring mainly in the lower extremities. Which complication occurs secondary to hypertension? [Show More]

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