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Match Each Nutrition Term with the Appropriate Definition

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Match each nutrition term with the appropriate definition.

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cardiac cachexia

severe malnutrition that develops in heart failure patients; characterized by weight loss and tissue wasting

the formation or presence of a blood clot in blood vessels

an accumulation of fatty deposits, smooth muscle cells, and fibrous connective tissue in blood vessels

lower blood pressure measurement

a blood clot formed within a blood vessel that remains attached to its place of origin

a sudden injury to brain tissue resulting from impaired blood flow through an artery that supplies blood to the brain; also called a cerebrovascular accident

accumulation of fluid in the lungs

treated with ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers

cholesterol lowering drugs

blood pressure measured when heart muscle contracts

Premises:

cardiac cachexia

Responses:

severe malnutrition that develops in heart failure patients; characterized by weight loss and tissue wasting

the formation or presence of a blood clot in blood vessels

an accumulation of fatty deposits, smooth muscle cells, and fibrous connective tissue in blood vessels

lower blood pressure measurement

a blood clot formed within a blood vessel that remains attached to its place of origin

a sudden injury to brain tissue resulting from impaired blood flow through an artery that supplies blood to the brain; also called a cerebrovascular accident

accumulation of fluid in the lungs

treated with ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers

cholesterol lowering drugs

blood pressure measured when heart muscle contracts

Correct Answer:

Premises:

Responses:

severe malnutrition that develops in heart failure patients; characterized by weight loss and tissue wasting

the formation or presence of a blood clot in blood vessels

an accumulation of fatty deposits, smooth muscle cells, and fibrous connective tissue in blood vessels

lower blood pressure measurement

a blood clot formed within a blood vessel that remains attached to its place of origin

a sudden injury to brain tissue resulting from impaired blood flow through an artery that supplies blood to the brain; also called a cerebrovascular accident

accumulation of fluid in the lungs

treated with ACE inhibitors and calcium channel blockers

cholesterol lowering drugs

blood pressure measured when heart muscle contracts