Heart Failure – Final Review – The Correctional Nurse Educator

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Heart failure
- occurs when the heart fails to pump the blood at a rate that the body needs to function
- occurs when the heart can only pump blood with a decreased diastolic filling pressure
- occurs only if there is impaired myocardial function
- is described in all of the above statements
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Pharmacological therapies that may be used for the patient with heart failure include all of the following, except
- beta blockers
- diuretics
- ibuprofen
- angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
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The New York Heart Association criteria
- categorizes the patient into four groups based upon physical activity limitations
- uses major criteria, such as pulmonary edema and rales, and minor criteria, such as tachycardia and bilateral ankle edema, to classify patients
- stages the patient based upon the structural heart disease exhibited by the patient
- is described by none of the above
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Physical symptoms that the nurse may observe in a patient with heart failure include
- cyanosis
- rales and wheezes
- visibly distended neck veins
- all of the above are symptoms that may be seen with heart failure
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Underlying causes of heart failure include
- coronary artery disease
- increased hemodynamic burden on the heart
- restrictive cardiomyopathies
- a state of increased oxygenation to the myocardium
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There may be many precipitating causes of acute heart failure. All of the following are included, except
- controlled hypertension
- the reduction in dosage of medication
- cardiac arrhythmias
- systemic infection
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Testing that is commonly done for patients with heart failure include
- chest x-rays
- laboratory studies like complete blood counts, and renal and liver functions
- echocardiogram
- all of the above
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The patient topics should include recognition of symptoms that require notification to healthcare staff. All of the following, except which, are symptoms for which nurses should be notified?
- Shortness of breath
- Persistent coughing
- An increased appetite
- An increased feeling of fatigue
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Important topics for the heart failure patient education plan include
- dietary restrictions
- medications, their mechanisms of action and their side effects
- weight monitoring
- all of the above
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10. Question
At the MDOC, patients may self-select which of the following diets?
- No salt added
- High fiber
- Lactose intolerant
- All of the above
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