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USMLE · Question #575
A 55-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine physical examination. He is currently taking no medications. His pulse is 80/min, and blood pressure is 165/95 mmHg. Physical examination shows…
The correct answer is D. Increased peripheral vascular resistance. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Question
A 55-year-old man comes to the physician for a routine physical examination. He is currently taking no medications. His pulse is 80/min, and blood pressure is 165/95 mmHg. Physical examination shows no other abnormalities. The presence of which of the following mechanisms is most likely to increase this patient's blood pressure further?
Options
- ADecreased cardiac output
- BDecreased pulse
- CDecreased stroke volume
- DIncreased peripheral vascular resistance
- EIncreased pulmonary artery pressure
How the community answered
(42 responses)- A2% (1)
- B2% (1)
- D86% (36)
- E10% (4)
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