KROK 1 2008 – Question 135 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
In course of a preventive examination of a miner a doctor revealed changes of cardiovascular fitness which was indicative of cardiac insufficiency at the compensation stage. What is the main proof of cardiac compensation?
- A. Cyanosis
- B. Tachycardia
- C. Myocardium hypertrophy
- D. Dyspnea
- E. Rise of arterial pressure
Hint
Think about the lasting structural adaptation that lets the heart keep a normal output at rest under chronic overload, as opposed to the signs that show the reserve has failed.
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