Diabetic neuropathy increases the individual's risk of which of the following conditions?

The pressure against which the heart must pump is called:

a. afterload. c. preload. b. peripheral vascular resistance. d. cardiac contractile force.

Which of the following obstructions or conditions that reduce water flow consists of growths on the inside walls of water mains?

A. Encrustations B. Malfunctioning valves C. Malfunctioning pumps D. Sedimentation deposits