Heart Failure Overview Quiz

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What is a primary cause of high-output heart failure?

Decreased physical activity

Coronary artery blockage

Valvular heart disease

Increased cardiac output demands (correct)

Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause chronic heart failure?

Cardiomyopathy (correct)

Acute infection

Myocardial infarction

Anemia

What occurs when pulmonary hydrostatic pressure exceeds blood osmotic pressure?

Intravascular fluid moves into the vascular system

Congestion in the pulmonary vasculature decreases

Fluid moves into the interstitial space (correct)

Oxygen delivery to tissues improves

What is primarily disrupted by fluid entering the alveoli during pulmonary edema?

Gas exchange Signup and view all the answers

Which factor would likely cause an acute form of heart failure?

Sudden myocardial injury Signup and view all the answers

What distinguishes systolic failure from diastolic failure?

Systolic failure results from inadequate systemic arterial blood volume. Signup and view all the answers

What is a common cause of left-sided heart failure?

Coronary heart disease. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following describes the primary consequence of right-sided heart failure?

Upstream congestion in the abdominal organs. Signup and view all the answers

How does pulmonary congestion manifest as a result of left-sided heart failure?

Fluid accumulation in the alveoli and interstitial spaces. Signup and view all the answers

In what way does diastolic heart failure differ from systolic heart failure?

Diastolic failure is characterized by decreased myocardial compliance. Signup and view all the answers

What typically results from low-output heart failure?

Cardiac disorders such as coronary artery disease. Signup and view all the answers

What condition is often a result of both left-sided and right-sided heart failure?

Biventricular impairment. Signup and view all the answers

What is the effect of left-sided heart failure on the pulmonary vasculature?

Impeded blood flow leading to increased pressure. Signup and view all the answers

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What is a primary cause of high-output heart failure?

Which of the following conditions is most likely to cause chronic heart failure?

What occurs when pulmonary hydrostatic pressure exceeds blood osmotic pressure?

What is primarily disrupted by fluid entering the alveoli during pulmonary edema?

Which factor would likely cause an acute form of heart failure?

What distinguishes systolic failure from diastolic failure?

What is a common cause of left-sided heart failure?

Which of the following describes the primary consequence of right-sided heart failure?

How does pulmonary congestion manifest as a result of left-sided heart failure?

In what way does diastolic heart failure differ from systolic heart failure?

What typically results from low-output heart failure?

What condition is often a result of both left-sided and right-sided heart failure?

What is the effect of left-sided heart failure on the pulmonary vasculature?

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