Which of the Following Can Increase Pulmonary Vascular Resistance

question 20

Multiple Choice

Which of the following can increase pulmonary vascular resistance?

• A) Alveolar hypoxia
• B) Moderate hypoxemia
• C) Decreased parasympathetic tone
• D) Recruitment of pulmonary vessels

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Definitions:

Z Scores

Standard scores indicating how many standard deviations an element is from the mean.

Combinations

The selection of items from a larger set where order does not matter.

Distribution

The way in which values in a dataset are spread or dispersed across the range of data points.

Kurtosis

The quality of a distribution that defines how flat or peaked it is.