A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has continuous increases in left ventricular filing pressures. What disorder would the professional assess the patient for?
A)Mitral regurgitation
B)Mitral stenosis
C)Pulmonary edema
D)Jugular vein distention

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Pressure changes are important because increased left ventricular filling pressures back up into the pulmonary circulation, where they force plasma out through vessel walls, causing fluid to accumulate in lung tissues (pulmonary edema). Problems such as mitral regurgitation and mitral stenosis are valve problems, not directly related to this patient's situation. Jugular vein distention can be a sign of fluid overload.

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