MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

ABDOMINAL

GENERALISED LYMPHADENOPATHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A patient, with a history of myocardial infarction, develops symptoms of blood circulation insufficiency after physical exercises. There is marked cyanosis and edema of subcutaneous tissue of his lower extremities. What changes have developed on a place of a myocardial infarction at the recovered person?
A
Cardiosclerosis
B
Intracellular regeneration
C
Myocarditis
D
Atrophy of myocardium
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -What happens when a patinet has a myocardial infarction? the blood flow to the heart is blocked which causes the heart muscle to be damaged or die.

Detailed explanation-2: -If you have a myocardial infarction (heart attack), a coronary artery or one of its smaller branches is suddenly blocked. The part of the heart muscle supplied by this artery loses its blood and oxygen supply if the vessel is blocked.

There is 1 question to complete.