NYHA Heart Failure Symptom Grading and Body's Responses Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a common cause of left heart failure?

Alcoholism

Pulmonary hypertension (correct)

Ischemic heart disease

Dilated cardiomyopathy

What is the primary consequence of left heart failure?

Peripheral edema

Hepatomegaly

Pulmonary congestion (correct)

Decreased renal perfusion

Which of the following is a clinical feature of right heart failure?

Jugular venous distension (correct)

Peripheral edema

Orthopnea

Crackles on lung auscultation

Which compensatory mechanism initially occurs in left ventricular hypertrophy in heart failure?

Adaptive thickening of the left ventricular wall Signup and view all the answers

According to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification, which class represents patients with heart failure symptoms at rest?

Class IV Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a common cause of right heart failure?

Pulmonary hypertension Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consequence of right heart failure?

Peripheral edema Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of diastolic heart failure?

Ischemic heart disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary consequence of reduced cardiac output in heart failure?

Decreased renal perfusion Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in heart failure?

Aortic stenosis Signup and view all the answers

NYHA Heart Failure Symptom Grading and Body's Responses Quiz

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Which of the following is NOT a common cause of left heart failure?

What is the primary consequence of left heart failure?

Which of the following is a clinical feature of right heart failure?

Which compensatory mechanism initially occurs in left ventricular hypertrophy in heart failure?

According to the New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification, which class represents patients with heart failure symptoms at rest?

Which of the following is a common cause of right heart failure?

What is the primary consequence of right heart failure?

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of diastolic heart failure?

What is the primary consequence of reduced cardiac output in heart failure?

Which of the following is NOT a common cause of left ventricular systolic dysfunction in heart failure?

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