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Question 1

Pathological changes leading to heart failure includes which of the following?

Answer 1

Impaired ventricle filling

Question 2

Cor pulmonale is a condition associated with?

Answer 2

Chronic lung disease

Question 3

What is systolic heart failure?

Answer 3

Inability of the ventricles to contract properly

Question 4

A patient with right ventricle failure is most likely to experience..

Answer 4

peripheral edema and jugular vein distention

Question 5

Dyspnea refers to..

Answer 5

Difficulty breathing

Question 6

ARDS

Answer 6

Causes multiple organ failure and critical illness

Question 7

What is pulmonary embolism?

Answer 7

Blood clot in the lungs

Question 8

Emphysema results in…

Answer 8

Hypertension of alveoli

Question 9

Which condition results in lung tissue filling up with fluid or pus, inflammatory cells, and fibrin?

Answer 9

Pneumonia

Question 10

Which of the following is an incorrect statement regarding infectious endocarditis?

Answer 10

1. Endocarditis can damage heart valves
   * *2. Endocarditis is normally caused by Escherichia coli
2. A risk factor for getting endocarditis is having a pacemaker
3. Using IV antibiotics for several weeks may be necessary

Question 11

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?

Answer 11

An obese client

A pregnant client at 30 weeks gestation

Question 12

The registered nurse is teaching nursing staff about ischemic cardiomyopathy. Which statement made by one of the attending nurses indicates effective learning?

Answer 12

“There is scarring of the heart muscle caused by coronary artery insufficiency”

Question 13

How is high-output failure different from low-output failure?

Answer 13

In high-output failure, the heart can weaken and the ventricle can fail

Question 14

What is an abnormally dilated superficial vein called?

Answer 14

Varicose

Question 15

Which statement is correct about TB?

Answer 15

Immune response the bacteria causes a tubercle of necrotic tissue

Question 16

Describe the pathophysiological processes of LVF

Answer 16

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.

Question 17

Asthma

Answer 17

Hyperreactive airway disease, a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes reversible airway constriction because of bronchial hyperreactivity.

Question 18

COPD

Answer 18

is a combination of chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and hyperreactive airway disease.

Question 19

Pulmonary edema

Answer 19

Accumulation of fluid around the alveoli that inhibit oxygen transfer at the alveolar-capillary interface. (LVF)

Question 20

Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)

Answer 20

is pulmonary disfunction characterized by diffuse alveolar injury, pulmonary capillary damage, bilateral pulmonary infiltrates, and severe hypoxemia.

Question 21

What is one way where hypoxia can be regulated in the body?

Answer 21

Hypoxia reduces oxygen in the blood which causes the kidneys to release erythropoietin, erythropoietin then stimulates the red bone marrow to produce more RBCs.