5 Written Questions

1. DOE, orthopnea, tachypnea, cough, hemoptysis, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
2. left ventricular end-diastolic
3. mitral regurgitation, aortic regurgitation, anemia, hyperthyroidism
4. volume overload, pressure overload, loss of muscle, loss of contractility
5. able to walk one flight of stairs or one block without fatigue

5 Matching Questions

1. Systolic dysfunction is defined as an ejection fraction ________
2. ACC/AHA stage D
3. NYHA functional class III
4. ACC/AHA stage C examples
5. If symptoms are a product of fluid accumulating in the peripheral tissues which side is the failure on?

1. a < 40%
2. b unable to walk one flight of stairs or one block without fatigue
3. c right sided failure
4. d Patients with advanced structural disease and marked sx of HF at rest.
5. e symptoms due to L VSD

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. peripheral edema, JVD, hepatojugular reflex, hepatomegaly
   1. Right ventricular dysfunction symptoms
   2. Right ventricular dysfunction signs
   3. Left ventricular dysfunction signs
   4. Left Ventricular dysfunction symptoms
2. patients have no identified abnormalities of the heart and have never shown signs or sx of HF
   1. ACC/AHA stage D
   2. ACC/AHA stage B
   3. ACC/AHA stage A
   4. ACC/AHA stage C
3. left sided failure
   1. If symptoms are a product of fluid accumulating in the peripheral tissues which side is the failure on?
   2. impaired relaxation and filling of the left ventricle
   3. 2 broad etiologies of diastolic heart failure
   4. If symptoms are a product of fluid accumulating in the lungs, which side is the failure on?
4. left-ventricular end-diastolic volume
   1. ACC/AHA stage A
   2. ACC/AHA stage C
   3. Preload is aka
   4. ACC/AHA stage D
5. LVH, previous MI
   1. ACC/AHA stage D examples
   2. ACC/AHA stage C examples
   3. ACC/AHA stage B examples
   4. ACC/AHA stage A examples

5 True/False Questions

1. Diastolic dysfunction exacerbation etiologies → lack of compliance, uncontrolled hypertension, arrhythmias, emotional stress, MI, environmental factors, inadequate therapy, inappropriate meds

   True        False

2. What curve describes the relationshiph between preload and stroke volume on cardiac output? → increases

   True        False

3. What law deals with tension? → Patients with advanced structural disease and marked sx of HF at rest.

   True        False

4. BNP levels are considered elevated above _____. → 100 pg/mL

   True        False

5. Hormone released from ventricles in response to ventricular stretch → BNP

   True        False