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?

    <p>Adaptive thickening of the left ventricular wall</p> 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?

    <p>Class IV</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Pulmonary hypertension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary consequence of right heart failure?

    <p>Peripheral edema</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Ischemic heart disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Decreased renal perfusion</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Aortic stenosis</p> Signup and view all the answers

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