Page: 236 47. The bacteria responsible for rheumatic fever tend to attack the A) muscular of the heart. B) coronary arteries. C) pulmonary artery. D) valves. Answer: D Page: 236 48. During a physical examination, your doctor tells you that you may have had a bout of rheumatic fever during childhood. Your doctor probably detected A) an arrhythmia. B) a heart murmur. C) evidence of heart wall damage. D) a weakness in the left ventricle. Answer: B Page: 236 49. A condition in blood flow to the legs, feet, and hands is restricted by damaged blood vessels is called A) peripheral artery disease. B) transient ischemia C) rheumatic fever. D) stenosis. Answer: A Page: 237 50. Congestive heart failure occurs when A) excess blood pressure triggers an arrhythmia. B) the ventricles lose their ability to maintain a pumping action. C) the heart lacks sufficient power to maintain adequate circulation. D) the resistance from damaged vessels overstresses the heart, resulting in a heart attack. Answer: C Page: 236 51. The term that describes any of several disorders of the normal beating pattern is A) fibrillation. B) arrhythmia. C) tachycardia. D) bradycardia. Answer: B Page: 230 52. Your father is suffering from the early stages of congestive heart failure. Which of the following is recommended? A) restrict all activity B) implant a pacemaker C) dietary modifications
Page: 236 47. The bacteria responsible for rheumatic fever tend to attack the A) muscular of the heart. B) coronary arteries. C) pulmonary artery. D) valves. Answer: D Page: 236 48. During a physical examination, your doctor tells you that you may have had a bout of rheumatic fever during childhood. Your doctor probably detected A) an arrhythmia. B) a heart murmur. C) evidence of heart wall damage. D) a weakness in the left ventricle. Answer: B Page: 236 49. A condition in blood flow to the legs, feet, and hands is restricted by damaged blood vessels is called A) peripheral artery disease. B) transient ischemia C) rheumatic fever. D) stenosis. Answer: A Page: 237 50. Congestive heart failure occurs when A) excess blood pressure triggers an arrhythmia. B) the ventricles lose their ability to maintain a pumping action. C) the heart lacks sufficient power to maintain adequate circulation. D) the resistance from damaged vessels overstresses the heart, resulting in a heart attack. Answer: C Page: 236 51. The term that describes any of several disorders of the normal beating pattern is A) fibrillation. B) arrhythmia. C) tachycardia. D) bradycardia. Answer: B Page: 230 52. Your father is suffering from the early stages of congestive heart failure. Which of the following is recommended? A) restrict all activity B) implant a pacemaker C) dietary modifications
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