1. B.M. is a 68-year old man with hypertension and atherosclerosis, who has been a smoker...

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1. B.M. is a 68-year old man with hypertension and atherosclerosis, who has been a smoker his enfire adult life. He complains of back and belly pain that comes and goes as well as a pulsating feeling near his navel. His physician orders a CT scan (shown at left). What condition is causing B.M.'s problems? Why would hypertension and atherosclerosis contribute to this condition? 2. A 33-year-old woman was hospitalized for premature labor at 35 weeks of gestation. Labor was successfully stopped, and she was discharged home on strict bed rest. She returned three weeks later in labor. Fetal distress was identified, and an emergency cesarean section resulted in the delivery of a healthy baby. Two days later, the mother reported cramp-like pains in her right leg. Four days later she developed sudden right-sided chest pain, which worsened with exertion, shortness of breath, and rapid heart rate. A CT scan showed a pulmonary embolism. a) What risk factors did the woman possess for pulmonary embolism? b) What condition caused the cramp-like pains in her leg? c) Define the path the embolus traveled from her leg to her lung. d) Why did the pulmonary embolism result in elevated heart rate? 20-28 1. B.M. is a 68-year old man with hypertension and atherosclerosis, who has been a smoker his enfire adult life. He complains of back and belly pain that comes and goes as well as a pulsating feeling near his navel. His physician orders a CT scan (shown at left). What condition is causing B.M.'s problems? Why would hypertension and atherosclerosis contribute to this condition? 2. A 33-year-old woman was hospitalized for premature labor at 35 weeks of gestation. Labor was successfully stopped, and she was discharged home on strict bed rest. She returned three weeks later in labor. Fetal distress was identified, and an emergency cesarean section resulted in the delivery of a healthy baby. Two days later, the mother reported cramp-like pains in her right leg. Four days later she developed sudden right-sided chest pain, which worsened with exertion, shortness of breath, and rapid heart rate. A CT scan showed a pulmonary embolism. a) What risk factors did the woman possess for pulmonary embolism? b) What condition caused the cramp-like pains in her leg? c) Define the path the embolus traveled from her leg to her lung. d) Why did the pulmonary embolism result in elevated heart rate? 20-28

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