Author Question: A medical term that means inflammation of a valve is ____________________. Fill in the blank(s) ... (Read 100 times)

ENagel · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

A medical term that means inflammation of a valve is ___________________ _.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

Persistently high blood pressure that cannot be attributed to a specific cause is called:

A) orthostatic hypotension
B) essential hypertension
C) cardiomyopathy
D) secondary hypertension

yotaSR5 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 27, 2018

Answer to Question 1

valvulitis

Answer to Question 2

B
Explanation: Essential hypertension is a condition in and of itself (essential) and not caused by another condition. Orthostatic hypotension is a drop in blood pressure upon sitting or standing straight. Cardiomyopathy means disease of the heart muscle. Secondary hypertension is high blood pressure that results from another disease or condition, such as atherosclerosis or diabetes mellitus.