NURS 6501: MIDTERM EXAM: Please contact Assignment Samurai for help with NURS 6501: Midterm Exam or any other assignment. Email: assignmentsamurai@gmail.com     What is the anticipated outcome in a patient with long-standing pulmonary hypertension? Group of answer choices

• Aggravation of asthma
• Pulmonary infarctions
• Cor pulmonale
• Liver failure

  The correct answer is: Cor pulmonale. Explanation: Cor pulmonale refers to right heart failure that is caused by pulmonary hypertension. When there is chronic pulmonary hypertension, the right ventricle of the heart has to work harder to pump blood into the lungs due to the increased resistance in the pulmonary arteries. Over time, this extra workload can lead to the enlargement and eventual failure of the right ventricle, a condition known as cor pulmonale. Other options:

• Aggravation of asthma: Pulmonary hypertension does not directly cause asthma. However, it could worsen respiratory function in general, but asthma would not be a primary concern in pulmonary hypertension.
• Pulmonary infarctions: While pulmonary infarctions can occur in various conditions that disrupt the pulmonary circulation, they are not typically a direct or anticipated outcome of pulmonary hypertension. Pulmonary infarctions usually occur due to thromboembolic events.
• Liver failure: While liver dysfunction (especially cirrhosis) can occur in advanced cases of right-sided heart failure (due to congestion of the liver), liver failure is not the primary or most anticipated outcome of pulmonary hypertension. The main concern is cor pulmonale (right heart failure).