Mr. Disco has been teaching dancing for over forty years. However, upon physical exertion, he feels what is known as a “choked chest.” His symptoms are quickly relieved by sublingual nitro. Provide the medical term for his condition, and please describe on an arterial level, why it is occurring.

Mr. Disco has been teaching dancing for over forty years. However, upon physical exertion, he feels what is known as a “choked chest.” His symptoms are quickly relieved by sublingual nitro. Provide the medical term for his condition, and please describe on an arterial level, why it is occurring.

Body Structures & Functions

12th Edition

ISBN:9781285695495

Author:Scott

Publisher:Scott

Chapter9: Peripheral And Autonomic Nervous System

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