Heart failure — Flashcards

Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart failure, which leads to _____ contractility, stroke volume, and therefore cardiac output

In acute prerenal failure, _____ rises relatively more

Hint: BUN/Creatinine

In the ACC/AHA classification of heart failure, refractory symptoms at rest despite maximal medical therapy characterize Stage _____.

How are the following diagnostic parameters affected in high-output congestive heart failure? Cardiac index: _____ PCWP: _____ Systemic vascular resistance: _____

Dilated cardiomyopathy = _____ dysfunction

Hint: diastolic/systolic

What is the likely diagnosis in an African American woman who presents with Raynaud's phenomenon and signs of right-sided heart failure (RV heave, dyspnea, peripheral edema, hepatomegaly)? _____

What electrolyte abnormality parallels severity of congestive heart failure? _____

What is the treatment for normal pressure hydrocephalus? _____

High-output heart failure = _____ LAP and _____ CO and _____ TPR

Elevated BNP = _____

Hint: S3/S4