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1
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What is Heart Failure?

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A clinical syndrome that occurs when the heart muscle becomes impaired and no longer effectively pumps sufficient volumes of oxygenated blood to the body’s tissues and organs.

2
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What are the most frequent causes of Heart Failure?

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Acute myocardial infarction and hypertension.

3
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What occurs first, right ventricle heart failure or left ventricle heart failure?

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Left ventricle heart failure

4
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Left ventricle heart failure results in

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respiratory distress

5
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Which is NOT a symptom observed in late-stage heart failure?

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stabbing chest pain lasting less than 30 seconds

6
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True or False: The major clinical symptom of right ventricle heart failure is pulmonary edema,

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False. Pulmonary edema is a result of left ventricle heart failure.

7
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Which is NOT a symptom of right ventricle heart failure?

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Carpopedal spasms.

8
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When may a bloodless phlebotomy be preformed?

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in a dental setting to help manage lung congestion in patients suffering from acute pulmonary edema.

9
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True or False: Nitroglycerin is indicated in the management of acute pulmonary edema and heart failure.

A

True

10
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True or False: The administration of nitroglycerin is contraindicated in patients with a systolic pressure lower than 100 mmHg.

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True

11
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Prominent jugular veins while seated in an upright position is indicative of ________.

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Right heart failure

12
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The most frequent etiology of heart failure is ________ .

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Myocardial infarction

13
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What is acute pulmonary edema?

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The result of a swift and abrupt accumulation of fluid in the alveolar spaces in the lungs.

14
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What is right ventricle heart failure?

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The inability of the heart to pump oxygen-poor blood from the systemic venous circulation into the lungs for oxygenation. It comes after left ventricle heart failure.

15
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What is the major clinical symptom of right ventricle heart failure?

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Peripheral Edema

16
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What is left ventricle heart failure?

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The loss of the left ventricle’s ability to contract normally, resulting in a fall in cardiac output.