Heart Failure Quiz WK 7(110)

Heart failure is a progressive syndrome diagnosed from clinical findings, as well as __________ and __________ cardiac changes.

• A. structural, functional

• B. structural, emotional

• C. functional, psychological

• D. emotional, psychological

Heart failure can occur if the heart cannot pump (__________) or fill (__________) adequately.

• A. effectively, blood

• B. blood, oxygen

• C. effectively, blood

• D. oxygen, effectively

Which of the following is NOT a cause of decreased myocardial contractility?

• A. CAD

• B. Myocarditis

• C. Cardiomyopathy

• D. Hypertension

Increased myocardial workload can be caused by __________ Hypertension.

• A. decreased

• B. increased

• C. stable

• D. fluctuating

Valvular diseases can lead to increased preload and increased afterload. Which of the following correctly fills the blanks: increased preload--__________, increased afterload--__________?

• A. regurgitation, stenosis

• B. stenosis, regurgitation

• C. regurgitation, regurgitation

• D. stenosis, stenosis

Which of the following is an example of intracardiac shunting?

• AV Fistula

• Anemia

• ASD

• Hyperthyroidism

Cardiomyopathies can lead to which type of output state?

• High output states

• Low output states

• Normal output states

• Variable output states

Which of the following is a filling disorder that interferes with the heart's ability to pump blood?

• AV Fistula

• Anemia

• Cardiomyopathy

• Hyperthyroidism

Persistent tachycardic dysrhythmias can reduce which of the following?

• Atrial kick

• Ventricular filling

• Cardiac output

• Stroke volume

Which of the following is a characteristic of reduced ejection fraction?

• The heart doesn't relax well

• The heart pumps normally

• The heart doesn't pump well

• The heart relaxes normally