Medications
Heart Failure 1
Heart Failure 2
Assessment of HF
Interventions
100

A first-line therapy for HF 

What is an ACEi

100

Massive generalized body edema.

What is anasarca?

100

Systolic heart failure.

What is the ability of the heart to push blood forward?

100

Cardiac sounds heard when HF is present. 

What is S3,  S4 or murmur

100

First nursing action for a client with hypokalemia and CP

Place them on telemetry.

200

The rate at which potassium should be administered intravenously.

What is 10 Meq per hour

200

The most common cause of RSHF.

What is left-sided HF.

200

The basic deficit that produces all HF assessment.

What is a deficit in Cardiac Output

200

A common finding of the jugular vein in RSHF.

What is distention?

200

Instructions for HF patients regarding weight. 

What is weighing yourself daily?

300

Nitroprusside or Nitroglycerin

What is a direct vasodilator?

300

A laboratory finding that demonstrates heart failure. 

What is BNP?

300

Alternating pulses strong to weak.

What is pulsus alternans?

300

Congestion in the GI system produces this assessment finding. 

Distention, anorexia, nausea, and ascites.

300

High sodium foods. 

What are canned goods, processed meats, cheese, and frozen meals? 

400

A loop diuretic commonly given to improve volume overload.

What is furosemide (Lasix)

400

An increase in sudden symptoms of HF.

What is acute decompensated HF?

400

The inability for the heart to fill in diastole.

What is diastolic HF?

400

Orthopnea and Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea definition.

What is dyspnea when lying flat and waking at night with dyspnea?

400

The position that promotes oxygenation.

What is Fowler's position?

500

Reduces mortality and morbidity in patients with chronic stable HF.

What are beta blockers?

500

An inotropic med that improves myocardial contractility, increases SVR and dilates renal arteries to aid in UOP. 

What is Dopamine?

500

Compensatory ventricular adaptations.

What is dilation, hypertrophy, and remodeling

500

The type of pressure that causes fluid to move into the pulmonary interstitial space.

What is hydrostatic?

500

A nursing responsibility to the client going for a procedure.

What is patient preparation and education?