Your patient is a 45-year-old man with a type A personality who has been admitted with hypertension. You know that potentially this patient is at an increased risk for:
A) Myocardial infarction
B) Liver failure
C) Lung disease
D) Depression
Ans: A
Feedback: The sympathetic-adrenal-medullary response is prolonged or excessive with a type A personality. This may be directly related to high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease.
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True False