If Gwenn Is a Survivor of a Heart Attack, She

question 4

Multiple Choice

If Gwenn is a survivor of a heart attack, she is depressed, and therefore is at risk of ______.

• A)increased mortality in the 6-month period after the first heart attack
• B)having a reduction in her LDL levels
• C)only non-fatal heart attacks in the future
• D)nothing; being depressed does not indicate that she is at risk of anything

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Definitions:

Oxygen Consumption

A measure of the amount of oxygen utilized by tissues of the body, commonly used as an indicator of metabolic rate.

Carbon Dioxide

An invisible, scentless gas formed from the combustion of carbon-based materials and biological respiration, utilized by plants during the photosynthesis process.

Aerobic Food Catabolism

The process of breaking down food molecules into energy in the presence of oxygen, typically involving pathways such as the citric acid cycle and oxidative phosphorylation.

Carbon Dioxide

A gas that is clear and has no smell, created when carbon and organic substances are combusted and during the process of breathing, which plants take in for photosynthesis.