Medications
A first-line therapy for HF
What is an ACEi
Massive generalized body edema.
What is anasarca?
Systolic heart failure.
What is the ability of the heart to push blood forward?
Cardiac sounds heard when HF is present.
What is S3, S4 or murmur
First nursing action for a client with hypokalemia and CP
Place them on telemetry.
The rate at which potassium should be administered intravenously.
What is 10 Meq per hour
The most common cause of RSHF.
What is left-sided HF.
The basic deficit that produces all HF assessment.
What is a deficit in Cardiac Output
A common finding of the jugular vein in RSHF.
What is distention?
Instructions for HF patients regarding weight.
What is weighing yourself daily?
Nitroprusside or Nitroglycerin
What is a direct vasodilator?
A laboratory finding that demonstrates heart failure.
What is BNP?
Alternating pulses strong to weak.
What is pulsus alternans?
Congestion in the GI system produces this assessment finding.
Distention, anorexia, nausea, and ascites.
High sodium foods.
What are canned goods, processed meats, cheese, and frozen meals?
A loop diuretic commonly given to improve volume overload.
What is furosemide (Lasix)
An increase in sudden symptoms of HF.
What is acute decompensated HF?
The inability for the heart to fill in diastole.
What is diastolic HF?
Orthopnea and Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea definition.
What is dyspnea when lying flat and waking at night with dyspnea?
The position that promotes oxygenation.
What is Fowler's position?
Reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic stable HF.
What are beta blockers?
An inotropic med that improves myocardial contractility, increases SVR and dilates renal arteries to aid in UOP.
What is Dopamine?
Compensatory ventricular adaptations.
What is dilation, hypertrophy, and remodeling
The type of pressure that causes fluid to move into the pulmonary interstitial space.
What is hydrostatic?
A nursing responsibility to the client going for a procedure.
What is patient preparation and education?