Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2013
A 57-year-old male patient complains of dyspnea on exertion, heaviness in the right hypochondrium and shin edemata towards evening. Objectively: temperature - 38,1°C, HR- 20/min, HR=Ps=92/min, AP- 140/90 mm Hg. There is apparent kyphoscoliosis. In the lungs single dry rales can be auscultated. Heart sounds are muffled, rhythmic. ECG: Rv1 Sv5=15 mm. X-ray picture shows the bulging of pulmonary artery cone, right ventricle enlargement. What is the most likely cause of this condition?
Answer options
- Pulmonary heart
- Dilatation cardiomyopathy
- Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis
- Mitral stenosis
- Primary pulmonary hypertension
Correct answer
Pulmonary heart
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