A Patient with Left Heart Failure Starts to Have a Cough

question 11

Multiple Choice

A patient with left heart failure starts to have a cough and dyspnea.Pulmonary symptoms common to left heart failure are a result of:

• A) inflammatory pulmonary edema.
• B) decreased cardiac output.
• C) pulmonary vascular congestion.
• D) bronchoconstriction.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Asymmetry

The differences in functional specialization between the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

EEG

Electroencephalogram, a test that detects electrical activity in the brain using small, flat metal discs attached to the scalp.

EEG

Stands for Electroencephalography, a method used to record electrical activity of the brain via sensors placed on the scalp.

Brain-Wave Activity

The patterns of neuronal electrical oscillations in the brain, which are measured by electroencephalography (EEG) and associated with different states of consciousness.