HF Basics
Which type of heart failure involves impaired ventricular contraction?
What is HFrEF
Difficulty breathing when lying flat.
What is orthopnea?
Cardiac ultrasound measures ejection fraction
What is Echocardiogram?
A loop diuretic is used to reduce fluid overload.
What is Furosemide?
This position can help a patient experiencing acute dyspnea from heart failure.
What is High Fowler's?
What does HFpEF primarily affect?
What is diastolic dysfunction.
An abnormal lung sound is commonly associated with pulmonary congestion?
What is crackles?
A biomarker is released in response to cardiac wall stretching?
What is BNP?
A medication used to prevent cardiac remodeling.
What is Lisinopril?
This should be done daily to detect fluid retention.
What is daily weight?
Which compensatory system promotes sodium and water retention?
What is RAAS.
An additional heart sound may indicate volume overload.
What is S3?
A test is used to identify cardiac dysrhythmias,
What is 12-lead ECG?
A medication used to decrease cardiac workload.
What is Metoprolol?
This electrolyte should be monitored with furosemide.
What is potassium?
A change in ventricular structure, size, mass, or shape.
What is ventricular remodeling?
A finding that suggests acute pulmonary edema?
What is Pink, frothy sputum?
A that test can help identify pulmonary congestion and cardiac enlargement.
What is Chest X-ray?
A medication that can cause toxicity with nausea and visual changes.
What is Digoxin?
A patient with heart failure develops hypoxia and severe respiratory distress. What is the immediate nursing priority?
What is Assess Airway?
Describes the patient's limitations in physical activity based on symptoms and can improve or worsen.
What is NYHA classification?
A patient has severe dyspnea, hypoxia, and crackles. What complication is a priority concern?
What is Acute decompensated heart failure?
An echo shows poor ventricular contraction. Which type of dysfunction does this suggest?
What is Systolic dysfunction?
A medication can cause hyperkalemia because it blocks aldosterone?
What is Spironolactone?
Three areas should be emphasized in heart failure discharge teaching.
What is Medication adherence, daily weights, and sodium restriction?