A 65-Year-Old Man with a 5-Year History of Severe Congestive

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Short Answer

A 65-year-old man with a 5-year history of severe congestive heart failure who takes an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor visits a clinic with a complain of swelling in his legs. Which of the following set of changes would explain the swelling?

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Definitions:

Amnesia

A condition characterized by the partial or total loss of memory, often due to brain injury, disease, or psychological trauma.

Mind

The set of cognitive faculties including consciousness, perception, thinking, judgement, and memory; it is the mental counterpart to the physical body.

Body

The physical structure of a person or an organism, encompassing all its biological systems and parts.

Interact

To act in such a way as to have an effect on another; to act reciprocally or influence each other.