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What are the common underlying etiologies of heart failure?

  • Autoimmune, neoplastic, and degenerative causes
  • Genetic, infectious, and traumatic causes
  • Inflammatory, hormonal, and metabolic causes
  • Ischemic, nonischemic, and idiopathic causes (correct)

    • What is the pathophysiological relation of heart failure to the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system & the sympathetic nervous system?

  • Activation of both systems contributes to the pathophysiology of heart failure (correct)
  • Activation of the renin-angiotensin aldosterone system alone leads to heart failure
  • Activation of the sympathetic nervous system alone leads to heart failure
  • Neither system is related to the pathophysiology of heart failure

    • How does the American Heart Association define heart failure?

  • As a complex clinical syndrome resulting from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood (correct)
  • As a simple clinical syndrome resulting from any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood
  • As a simple clinical syndrome resulting from impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood
  • As a complex clinical syndrome resulting from impairment of atrial filling or ejection of blood

    • Which class of oral hypoglycemic agents acts by increasing insulin sensitivity in peripheral tissues?

    <p>Thiazolidinediones</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of insulin has a rapid onset of action and is typically administered just before a meal?

    <p>Regular insulin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which hormone, produced by the pancreas, stimulates the liver to convert glycogen into glucose and release it into the bloodstream?

    <p>Glucagon</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why should sulfonylureas not be used during pregnancy?

    <p>They increase the risk of hypoglycemia in the fetus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of insulin has a prolonged duration of action and is often used as a basal insulin?

    <p>Glargine insulin</p> Signup and view all the answers

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