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The patient is 2 weeks post myocardial infarction involving the circumflex coronary artery. He now presents complaining of fatigue and dyspnea that awakens him at night. He states he sleeps better if his head is elevated with two pillows. Lungs ha bilateral crackles, and he has a non-productive cough. This is most likely due to pneumonia cardiogenic shock Oright-sided heart failure diuretic overdose left-sided heart failure
Your patient has alcoholic dilated cardiomyopathy. Which of the following is true about this condition? The left ventricular wall will be abnormally thick. This is an example of a diastolic dysfunction. A pericardial friction rub will be heard. A . End diastolic volume will be low Stroke volume will be abnormally low.