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PATHO 101

Chapter 19

1)Which medication classification is used to decrease preload in patients with heart failure?

2. A patient with heart failure reports awakening intermittently with shortness of breath. Which terms appropriately describes this clinical manifestation?
3. Which left atrial pressure readings indicates a risk of increased capillary filtration that results in the clinical manifestations of pulmonary edema?
4. A patient has a regular heart rate of 54 beats/min. The nurse would document this rhythm as
5. Atrial fibrillation is best described as when
6. A common cause of heart failure is which of the following?
   1. Coronary artery disease
   2. Cardiomyopathy
   3. Hypertension
7. A patient is admitted to the hospital with left­sided heart failure. Which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect the client to exhibit?
   1. Dyspnea
   2. Crackles in lungs
8. Which diagnostic analysis is used to identify patients with heart failure?
   1. BNP (B­type natriuretic peptide)
   2. Echocardiogram
   3. Chest x­ray film
9. What effect does stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system have on the arterioles and resulting systemic reaction?
   1. In increased vascular resistance
   2. Increased blood pressure
   3. Increased afterload
   4. Constriction
10. The nurse includes what information when educating a client concerning a first­degree heart block?
    1. An electrocardiogram is used to identify this condition disorder
    2. Congenital heart defects are often cause of the disorder