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Rheumatic heart disease
Q. In a pregnant patient with rheumatic heart disease, failure does not occur if she has:
a. PET
b. Hyperthyroidism
c. Polyhydramnois
d. Hypothyroidism.

  #2

D-hypothyroidism ?

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  #3

d

  #4

donnoshaking head

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  #5

D is the correct answer.achilles,seri can you explain?

  #6

hypothyroidism lowers metabolic rate and pulse rate wherea all other options impose further stress on the heart which when added to the state of pregnancy and rhd predispose to failure

  #7

nod hypothyroidism lowers the heart rate and thus decreases the work load.

good seri !

sorry babli, missed your question.


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" it's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up"
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  #8

thanks achilles & seri.

  #9

Thank you for explaining seri.smiling face

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what's PET ?

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hypothiroidism








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