at Z 51. A 60-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-month history of shortress of breath and cough and a 2-week story of angeling te hapimdy of approximately ¼ cup of mildly blood-tinged, white-to-yellow sputum daily. She has had a 23-ig (540) weight loss over the past 4 months Sh with enalapril. She has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes daily for 45 years. Her pulse is 90min and regular, respirations are 2min, and had shows edema of the face and neck and jugular venous distention. Breath sounds are mildly decreased throughout al lung feaths, and then we z concentration is 125 mEq/L. Which of the following is the most likely direct cause of this patient's facial edema? OA) Angioedema from angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors OB) Impaired cardiac filling from cardiac tamponade C) Increased vascular permeability from C1 inhibitor deficiency OD) Obstruction of the superior vena cava from extrinsic compression E) Obstruction of the thoracic duct from tumor infiltration

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51. A 60-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-month history of shortress of breath and cough and a 2-week story of angeling te hapimdy
of approximately ¼ cup of mildly blood-tinged, white-to-yellow sputum daily. She has had a 23-ig (540) weight loss over the past 4 months Sh
with enalapril. She has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes daily for 45 years. Her pulse is 90min and regular, respirations are 2min, and had
shows edema of the face and neck and jugular venous distention. Breath sounds are mildly decreased throughout al lung feaths, and then we z
concentration is 125 mEq/L. Which of the following is the most likely direct cause of this patient's facial edema?
OA) Angioedema from angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
OB) Impaired cardiac filling from cardiac tamponade
C) Increased vascular permeability from C1 inhibitor deficiency
OD) Obstruction of the superior vena cava from extrinsic compression
E) Obstruction of the thoracic duct from tumor infiltration
Transcribed Image Text:at Z 51. A 60-year-old woman comes to the physician because of a 2-month history of shortress of breath and cough and a 2-week story of angeling te hapimdy of approximately ¼ cup of mildly blood-tinged, white-to-yellow sputum daily. She has had a 23-ig (540) weight loss over the past 4 months Sh with enalapril. She has smoked 1 pack of cigarettes daily for 45 years. Her pulse is 90min and regular, respirations are 2min, and had shows edema of the face and neck and jugular venous distention. Breath sounds are mildly decreased throughout al lung feaths, and then we z concentration is 125 mEq/L. Which of the following is the most likely direct cause of this patient's facial edema? OA) Angioedema from angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors OB) Impaired cardiac filling from cardiac tamponade C) Increased vascular permeability from C1 inhibitor deficiency OD) Obstruction of the superior vena cava from extrinsic compression E) Obstruction of the thoracic duct from tumor infiltration
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