Treatment of Heart Failure -22

Question 1

After load

Answer 1

A measure of the vascular resistance that the left ventricle must overcome to eject blood during contraction

Question 2

Cardiac glycoside

Answer 2

Drug obtained from plants of the genus digitalis

Question 3

Cardiac output CO

Answer 3

The amount of blood pumped per minute by the heart

Question 4

Chronic heart failure CHF

Answer 4

Condition in which the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to tissues of the body

Question 5

Digitalization

Answer 5

 method of dosage with cardiac glycosides the rapidly produces effective drug levels

Question 6

Ectopic beat

Answer 6

Extra heartbeat a type of cardiac arrhythmia

Question 7

Hypercalcemia

Answer 7

High serum calcium

Question 8

Hyperkalemia

Answer 8

High serum potassium

Question 9

Hypokalemia

Answer 9

Low serum potassium

Question 10

Maintenance dose

Answer 10

 daily dosage of cardiac glycoside that maintains effective drug levels in the blood

Question 11

Na/K adenosine triphosphatase (Na/K ATPase)

Answer 11

Enzyme that energizes the sodium potassium pump it is inhibited by cardiac glycosides

Question 12

Preload

Answer 12

Refers to Venous return the amount of blood returning to the heart they must be pumped