Question

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In a healthy body, the heart pumps blood efficiently. When the heart has a problem, heart failure can occur. Heart failure can
happen on one side of the heart or on both sides. What would happen if a person had right-sided heart failure?
O The heart would fall to receive oxygenated blood from the lungs.
O The heart would fall to efficiently pump oxygenated blood to the body.
O The heart would fail to efficiently pump blood to the lungs.
O The heart wouldn't be able to pump blood to or receive blood from the lungs or the body.

Answer 1

The correct answer to the question of what would happen if a person had right-sided heart failure is: The heart would fail to efficiently pump blood to the lungs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Right-sided heart failure results in the heart's inability to pump deoxygenated blood efficiently to the lungs, causing increased pressure in the vena cavae, reduced oxygenation of blood, and potential fluid retention in the body. When the right side of the heart fails, it cannot effectively move deoxygenated blood from the body into the lungs via the pulmonary circuit. This leads to a build-up of pressure in the vena cavae and a reduction in blood flow to the lungs. Consequently, less oxygenated blood returns to the left side of the heart to be pumped to the rest of the body, which can result in swelling in the extremities and organs such as the liver due to fluid retention and a lower delivery of oxygen to the body's tissues.