A 52-year-old woman has long-standing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is being treated with corticosteroids and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Which of the following cardiac complications may arise in this clinical setting?
AHypertrophic cardiomyopathy
BRestrictive cardiomyopathy
CDilated cardiomyopathy
DConstrictive pericarditis
What is the physiological response of the kidney during shock?
AGFR decreases
BPerfusion of kidney decreases
CAfferent arteriole resistance increases
DRenal blood flow decreases
High-output cardiac failure is seen in:
AThyrotoxicosis (Hyperthyroidism)
BHeart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF)
CCor pulmonale (Right heart failure due to pulmonary hypertension)
DAortic stenosis (Obstruction to left ventricular outflow)
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