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Pathological changes leading to heart failure includes which of the following?
Impaired ventricle filling
Cor pulmonale is a condition associated with?
Chronic lung disease
What is systolic heart failure?
Inability of the ventricles to contract properly
A patient with right ventricle failure is most likely to experience..
peripheral edema and jugular vein distention
Dyspnea refers to..
Difficulty breathing
ARDS
Causes multiple organ failure and critical illness
What is pulmonary embolism?
Blood clot in the lungs
Emphysema results in…
Hypertension of alveoli
Which condition results in lung tissue filling up with fluid or pus, inflammatory cells, and fibrin?
Pneumonia
Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding infectious endocarditis?
- Endocarditis can damage heart valves
* *2. Endocarditis is normally caused by Escherichia coli - A risk factor for getting endocarditis is having a pacemaker
- Using IV antibiotics for several weeks may be necessary
The nurse is responsible for caring for a variety of clients in a hospital setting. Using Virchow’s triad, which clients does the nurse recognize as being at most risk for developing venous insufficiency?
An obese client
A pregnant client at 30 weeks gestation
The registered nurse is teaching nursing staff about ischemic cardiomyopathy. Which statement made by one of the attending nurses indicates effective learning?
“There is scarring of the heart muscle caused by coronary artery insufficiency”
How is high-output failure different from low-output failure?
In high-output failure, the heart can weaken and the ventricle can fail
What is an abnormally dilated superficial vein called?
Varicose
Which statement is correct about TB?
Immune response the bacteria causes a tubercle of necrotic tissue
Describe the pathophysiological processes of LVF
Can occur by both systolic and diastolic.
Activation and cycling of RAAS due to poor renal perfusion. Crackles, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PDN). Cerebral and constitutional symptoms.
Asthma
Hyperreactive airway disease, a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes reversible airway constriction because of bronchial hyperreactivity.
COPD
is a combination of chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and hyperreactive airway disease.
Pulmonary edema
Accumulation of fluid around the alveoli that inhibit oxygen transfer at the alveolar-capillary interface. (LVF)
Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
is pulmonary disfunction characterized by diffuse alveolar injury, pulmonary capillary damage, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, and severe hypoxemia.
What is one way where hypoxia can be regulated in the body?
Hypoxia reduces oxygen in the blood which causes the kidneys to release erythropoietin, erythropoietin then stimulates the red bone marrow to produce more RBCs.
