Cause+Mechanisms and Signs+Symptoms
Mechanism: Which of these conditions can lead to congestive heart failure.
A.Heart attack
B.High Blood Pressure
C.Abnormal Heart Rhythms
D. All of the above
D. All of these conditions can lead to congestive Heart failure as they all lead to deterioration of the heart muscle.
True or false: Congestive heart failure is an untreatable disease.
False. Although there is no outright cure for congestive heart failure there are various drugs and procedures to reduce the negative effects of heart failure.
True or False?
Heart Failure affects other organs because it inhibits CO2 from reaching the organs cells.
False. Heart Failure decreases the level of O2 reaching the organs cells that is used for cellular respiration.
True or False?
Congestive Heart Failure can cause depression...
True. CHF can impact your mental health in numerous ways, including causing depression.
True or False?
The Alberta Healthy Living Program provides services to those living with chronic conditions in communities throughout Alberta.
True! The Alberta Healthy Living Program DOES provides services to those living with chronic conditions in communities throughout Alberta.
Which of these is a Symptom of heart failure?
A.Swelling of the abdomen and lower body
B. Uncontrolled bleeding
C.Joint swelling
D. Lower Leg Pain
A. Heart failure can cause swelling due to fluid retention as the Muscle is weakened to the point where it is no longer able to pump enough blood to the body.
Which of these drugs may be used to treat Congestive Heart Failure?
A. Ibuprofen
B.Oxycodone
C. Vasodilators
D. Aspirin
C. Vasodilators may be prescribed in order to increase the blood flow of patients with congestive heart failure.
Which of the following is/are organs affected by heart failure?
A. Liver
B.Lungs
C. Kidney
D.All of the above
E. A and B only
D. Heart Failure affects almost every organ in your body, because blood is not being pumped around the body as efficiently or at all.
Give two examples of possible impacts of having Heart Failure that would affect the person's family.
Cardiac Rehab is a program offered by Alberta Health services that:
A. Helps people that are soon to die because of CHF
B. People that are at risk of developing Heart Failure
C. People who are currently dealing with the side effects of CHF
C. Cardiac Rehab was created to help people that are currently dealing with the side effects of having CHF
Which of these is not a sign of heart failure
A. Shortness of breath
B. Irregular heartbeat
C. Wheezing and a persistent cough
D. Fever
D. Fever. All other options are signs of heart failure and indicate a weakened heart.
True or false: Heart replacement surgery is a common treatment for congestive heart failure.
False. A heart transplant is only performed on patients with extremely severe congestive heart failure, medications and repair surgeries are more commonly prescribed.
Provide one reason as to how congestive heart failure could affect your excretory system.
Example: Since your kidneys need a constant supply of blood to properly filter out waste people with congestive heart failure may have difficulties with dialysis and will therefore have excess waste in their blood.This excess waste could lead to kidney failure
Is the following situation describing a social, economical or emotional impact of being diagnosed with Congestive heart failure:
A person dealing with heart failure has been cleared to return home and continue living their life as they were before, with a few supplementary conditions. The person feels too much like an “outcast” to leave their house anymore.
In what aspect has their Heart Failure affected them?
Social
Which of the following is a resource offered to people that are at risk of developing heart failure?
A. Alberta Quits (smoking)
B. Diet and exercise management
C. Programs to learn how to manage stress
D. Alcohol Rehab
E. All of the above
E. All of the above
Alberta offers many help groups, programs and courses that teach at risk adults how to decrease their chances of developing CHF
True or false: Heart failure is a condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood to the body as a result of weakening by other conditions.
True
True or False: A coronary artery bypass reroutes blood around a blocked section of a vein
False. The blood is rerouted around a blocked section of an artery.
The Kidney is most directly affected by heart failure because:
A. The Kidney is no longer receiving enough blood to adequately filter out toxins.
B. The lack of efficient pumping of blood leads to an excess build up of blood in the kidneys.
C. The organ cells found in the Kidney slowly die, because of the lack of oxygen reaching the organ through blood circulation. This will lead to kidney failure.
B. When the heart is no longer pumping efficiently it becomes congested with blood, causing pressure to build up in the main vein connected to the kidneys and leading to congestion of blood in the kidneys.
Heart failure costs the US an estimated ____billion in 2012.
A. 28.2 billion
B. 49.0 billion
C. 30.7 billion
D. 23.8 billion
Heart Failure costed the United States approx. 30.7 billion in 2012.
Which of these organizations raises money for research on heart failure and other cardiac diseases.
A.The United Nations
B. The World Wildlife Fund
C.The Heart and Stroke foundation
D.The Red Cross
C. The Heart and Stroke Foundation is a non-profit Canadian charity dedicated to the funding of research surrounding various heart conditions.
Congestive heart failure is a form of heart failure in which blood and fluids back up into the body causing congestion in body tissues. This backup of fluids would be considered a:
A. sign
B. mechanism
C.symptom
D. cause
C. This would be considered a symptom of congestive heart failure.
Which of these would not be a valid way to diagnose congestive heart failure?
A. MRI
B. Myocardial Biopsy
C. CT scan
D. PCR test
D. PCR test. All other tests would be able to identify a patient with Congestive heart failure as they all give an accurate reading on a patient's overall heart health.
How does Heart Failure affect your lungs?
When the heart is not able to pump efficiently, blood can back up into the veins that take blood through the lungs. As the pressure in these blood vessels increases, fluid is pushed into the air spaces (alveoli) in the lungs. This fluid reduces normal oxygen movement through the lungs. This essentially means that O2 is not reaching the rest of your body's cells and CO2 is not being diffused out of the blood stream.
On average how many people die from congestive heart failure every year?
A. 53,000
B.3.5 million
C.287,000
D.672,000
C. 287,000
The Alberta Health Service are hoping to start a program called “Heart Failure and COPD pathway care” that ____ the length of the stay when a patient is hospitalized, as well as reduce ______ rate back into both the hospital and ER.
Blank 1: Reduce
Blank 2: Readmission
The Alberta Health Service are hoping to start a program called “Heart Failure and COPD pathway care” that REDUCE the length of the stay when a patient is hospitalized, as well as reduce READMISSION rate back into both the hospital and ER.