10 Questions
Oxygen therapy may be needed as heart failure progresses.
True
Hypertension can lead to hypotension as a potential complication.
False
Activity intolerance in heart failure patients is not related to decreased cardiac output.
False
The nursing intervention for managing fluid volume in heart failure patients is promoting dehydration.
False
Chronic illness can lead to a sense of powerlessness in heart failure patients.
True
Hypokalemia is not a potential complication that needs to be monitored and managed in heart failure patients.
False
The nurse's role in promoting home and community-based care for heart failure patients is crucial.
True
The etiology of hypertension includes excessive oxygenation of tissues.
False
Understanding the epidemiology of hypertension is a learning objective for students studying hypertension.
True
Heart failure can lead to poor perfusion as a potential complication.
True
This quiz provides information on infective endocarditis, including common etiologic factors such as Streptococcus Viridans and risk factors like previous heart damage and valve prostheses. The pathophysiology of the condition, including initial endocardial surface injuries, is also discussed.
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