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A 60-year-old woman with a history of obesity and DM 2 has experienced a…
A 60-year-old woman with a history of obesity and DM 2 has experienced a myocardial infarction(heart attack) that cause permanent damage to the papillary muscle of the left ventricle, resulting in a failure of the mitral valve to close. Her blood pressure is 95 over 55, her breathing rate is about 30 breaths per minuet, and her heart rate is 125 beats per minuet. Her breathing is labored and you hear gurgling when you listen through a stethoscope. Her worried son asks you " What is a myocardial infarction, what do her symptoms mean and what does mitral valve failure imply?"
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Concept of heart rate
speed of the heart beat, measured in beats per minuet
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