Heart Failure
The basics of heart failure and how it is treated.
- 1.
- What is not one of the main symptoms of heart failure?
- A.
Shortness of breath
- B.
Warm hands
- C.
Reduced urinary output
- D.
Edema
- E.
None of the above
- 2.What is/are not a primary cause of heart failure?
- A.
Cardiomyopathy
- B.
High blood pressure
- C.
Coronary artery disease
- D.
Diabetes
- E.
Polio
- 3.One of the biggest problems people with heart failure have is excess consumption of sodium because salt can exacerbate fluid retention. Which food had the highest sodium content?
- A.
One teaspoon baking soda
- B.
A teaspoon of salt
- C.
A saltine cracker
- D.
3 oz of Canadian bacon
- E.
A dill pickle
- 4.Medications are an important component of treatment in heart failure. Which of these is not prescribed routinely for heart failure?
- A.
ACE inhibitor
- B.
Diuretics
- C.
Pantoprazole
- D.
Digoxin
- E.
Benzodiazepeine
- 5.What is the name for shortness of breath when lying down?
- A.
Orthopnea
- B.
Apnea
- C.
Sleep apnea
- D.
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
- E.
Narcolepsy
- 6.What term refers to damage of the heart muscle due to inadequate blood flow?
- A.
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathy
- B.
Dilated cardiomyopathy
- C.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- D.
Ischemic cardiomyopathy
- E.
Cardioplegia
- 7.You listen to the heart of your 50 year old patient. You hear an S3 sound. What is the likely diagnosis?
- A.
Patent ductus arteriosis
- B.
Aortic stenosis
- C.
Mitral stenosis
- D.
Heart failure
- E.
Cardiopulmonary murmur
- 8.Check all that are compensatory mechanisms in heart failure:
- A.
Ventricular hypertrophy
- B.
Vasoconstriction
- C.
Tachycardia with increased contractility
- D.
Bradycardia with decreased contractility
- E.
Vasodilation
- 9.The benefits of the compensatory mechanism of tachycardia and _______________ contractility have the beneficial effect of aiding in the maintenance of ___________ .
- 10.The Renin angiotension system will cause the compensatory response called increased___________.
- 11.In the series of events leading to ADHF, the ________________system is activated.
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