A TV reporter has been assigned to your ambulance for a ride-along. He is doing a segment on the local EMS system for EMS Week. In your down time, the reporter tells you that his wife was diagnosed with atherosclerosis. He is unsure what this condition is and asks you to explain it to him. Your response would be:
A) "Atherosclerosis affects the arteries of the heart and is caused by a heart attack."
B) "The walls of the coronary arteries lose elasticity, which can lead to a heart attack."
C) "The coronary arteries become damaged and narrowed by fat deposits."
D) "Atherosclerosis affects the veins in the body and is caused by untreated high blood pressure."
C) "The coronary arteries become damaged and narrowed by fat deposits."
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A. Insulin. B. Glucagon. C. Somatostatin. D. Pancreatic polypeptide.
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