Patients with congestive heart failure are classified as having:

destructive pathology
unknown etiology
reversible pathology
additive pathology


additive pathology

Rationale: Pathologies such as ascites, pneumonia, congestive heart failure, edema, and rheumatoid arthritis are examples of additive pathologies that require an increase in technical factors.

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