An obese patient comes to the clinic with complaints of swollen feet and ankles, a feeling of heaviness and pain in the lower extremities. She's a cashier at a grocery store, a job that requires her to stand all day Outside of work, does not engage in physical activity. She admits that due to her weight. she is uncomfortable even walking. Explain how the pumping function of skeletal muscles may play a role in the onset of symptoms in this patient, describe the mechanism of occurrence of these symptoms. what kind of vascular disease can this lead to? Why does syncope (fainting) sometimes occur with this condition? Explain the mechanism?
An obese patient comes to the clinic with complaints of swollen feet and ankles, a feeling of heaviness and pain in the lower extremities. She's a cashier at a grocery store, a job that requires her to stand all day Outside of work, does not engage in physical activity. She admits that due to her weight. she is uncomfortable even walking. Explain how the pumping function of skeletal muscles may play a role in the onset of symptoms in this patient, describe the mechanism of occurrence of these symptoms. what kind of vascular disease can this lead to? Why does syncope (fainting) sometimes occur with this condition? Explain the mechanism?
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An obese patient comes to the clinic with complaints of swollen feet and ankles, a
feeling of heaviness and pain in the lower extremities. She's a cashier at a grocery
store, a job that requires her to stand all day Outside of work, does not engage in
physical activity. She admits that due to her weight. she is uncomfortable even walking.
Explain how the pumping function of skeletal muscles may play a role in the onset of
symptoms in this patient, describe the mechanism of occurrence of these symptoms.
what kind of vascular disease can this lead to? Why does syncope (fainting) sometimes
occur with this condition? Explain the mechanism?
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