Heart Failure Quiz: Left-Sided or Right-Sided?

1. Which of the following is the primary cause of left-sided heart failure in developed countries?

Chronic hypertension

Mitral stenosis

Pulmonary hypertension

Tricuspid regurgitation

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3. Which symptom is most characteristic of acute left-sided heart failure?

Peripheral edema

Orthopnea and paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

Hepatomegaly

Jugular venous distension

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5. What is the most common cause of cor pulmonale in the United States?

Mitral stenosis

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Aortic stenosis

Atrial septal defect

6. In right-sided heart failure, systemic venous congestion leads to which clinical finding?

Pulmonary crackles

Orthopnea

Hepatomegaly and peripheral edema

Pink frothy sputum

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8. Which of the following causes primarily leads to right-sided heart failure without affecting the left ventricle?

Myocardial infarction

Chronic pulmonary embolism

Aortic stenosis

Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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10. Which imaging finding is most specific for distinguishing left-sided from right-sided heart failure?

Dilated right atrium

Pulmonary edema on chest X-ray

Increased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure

Elevated jugular venous pressure

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13. Which neurohormonal system is primarily activated in chronic heart failure as a compensatory mechanism?

Parasympathetic nervous system

Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system

Atrial natriuretic peptide system

Cholinergic system

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15. Which of the following is NOT a typical finding in chronic right-sided heart failure?

Ascites

Pulmonary crackles

Hepatic congestion

Peripheral pitting edema

Heart Failure Quiz: Left-Sided or Right-Sided?

1. Which of the following is the primary cause of left-sided heart failure in developed countries?

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2. In left-sided heart failure, blood backs up into the ____.

3. Which symptom is most characteristic of acute left-sided heart failure?

4. Right-sided heart failure typically results from chronic ____ or left-sided heart failure.

5. What is the most common cause of cor pulmonale in the United States?

6. In right-sided heart failure, systemic venous congestion leads to which clinical finding?

7. Left ventricular hypertrophy is a common compensatory mechanism in chronic ____.

8. Which of the following causes primarily leads to right-sided heart failure without affecting the left ventricle?

9. In left-sided heart failure, the Frank-Starling mechanism initially compensates by increasing ____ stretch.

10. Which imaging finding is most specific for distinguishing left-sided from right-sided heart failure?

11. Acute decompensated left-sided heart failure with pulmonary edema requires immediate treatment with ____.

12. Right-sided heart failure from left-sided heart failure is called ____ heart failure.

13. Which neurohormonal system is primarily activated in chronic heart failure as a compensatory mechanism?

14. In right-sided heart failure, the right ventricle becomes ____-dependent because increased afterload reduces contractility.

15. Which of the following is NOT a typical finding in chronic right-sided heart failure?