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Tema [17]
3 years ago
8

You respond to the scene of a​ 56-year-old obese female complaining of respiratory distress. She states that she has been feelin

g weak and a​ "little sick" for the past two​ days, but the respiratory distress has been getting progressively worse for the past several hours. She states she has​ "heart problems," suffers from high blood​ pressure, and takes a​ "water pill." She is afebrile and has coarse crackles​ (rales) bilaterally. What is most likely the cause of her respiratory​ distress?
a. Congestive heart failure
b. Influenza
c. Aortic aneurysm
d. Pneumonia
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1 answer:
quester [9]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

Congestive heart failure.

Explanation:

Congestive heart failure may be defined as the medical condition in which the individual is affected by the pumping power of the muscles. The common causes are coronary artery disease and hyper tension.

The 56 year old female has respiratory distress Here disease is getting worse and has high blood pressure. Here, the women shows all the symptoms of congestive heart failure as the congestive heart failure is common with the patients suffers from hypertension.

Thus, the correct answer is option (a).

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