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21 Cards in this Set
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What is heart failure ?
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~ heart failure is the hearts inability to pump sufficient amount of blood to meet the body's metabolic needs
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What is pulmonary hypertension?
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~ Elevated pressure in the pulmonary arterial system.
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What is cor pulmonale ?
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~ cor pulmonale is a condition in which the heart is affected by LUNG DAMAGE
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WHAT IS ORTHOPNEA ?
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~ INABILITY TO BREATHE UNLESS SITTING UPRIGHT
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what is myocardial Oxygen demand ?
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~ The amount of O2 the heart needs to do its work
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The nursee performs a head to toe assessment on a client with left=sided heart failure. The nurse would most likely hear_______ when ausculating the lungs.
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~ Moist crackles
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When the nurse is obtaining a HX of a client W/ right-sided heart failure, the client is likely to describe......
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~ difficulty removing rings before going to bed
~ having swollen ankles, particularly @ the end of the day |
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When monitoring the client with heart failure, which daily assessment would be appropriate to add to the plan of care?
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~ the clients WEIGHT
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If a client with left-sided heart failure experiences paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, which nursing intervention would be the most appropriate ?
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~ use several pillows to support the head and thorax
~ and administer prescribed O2 per nasal cannula @ bedtime |
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What nursing action is MOST APPROPRIATE WHEN PLANNING THE CARE OF A CLIENT WHO IS RECEIVING DIGOXIN (lANOXIN), A CARDIAC GLYCOSIDE ?
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~ MONITOR THE PULSE RATE
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BESIDES MEASURING THE URINARY OUTPUT OF A CLIENT RECEIVING FUROSOMIDE (LASIX), IT WOULDBE MOST APPROPRIATE TO MONITOR THE CLIENT'S
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~ SERUM POTASSIUM LEVEL
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HEART FAILURE OCCURS WHEN THE ....
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` HEART IS UNABLE TO MEET THE body's demands.
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The earliest symptoms of heart failure usually include......
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~ fatigue
~ and dyspnea |
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Which of the following conditions may result from diuretics?
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~ Signs of hypokalemia and hyponatremia
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Morphine is used in the TX of acute pulmonary edema to......
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~ relieve anxiety and sloww respiratory rate
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Which of the following are symptoms of acute pulmonary edema ?
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1)sudden dyspnea & pink frothy sputum
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Which of the following is a major goal of nursing care of the client with heart failure ?
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~ reduce the workload of the heart
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Which of the following are symptoms of acute pulmonary edema ?
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1)sudden dyspnea & pink frothy sputum
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Which of the following is a major goal of nursing care of the client with heart failure ?
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~ reduce the workload of the heart
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Which of the following are symptoms of acute pulmonary edema ?
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1)sudden dyspnea & pink frothy sputum
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Which of the following is a major goal of nursing care of the client with heart failure ?
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~ reduce the workload of the heart
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