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Pharmacotherapy of Heart Failure Quiz

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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?

Thiazolidinediones Signup and view all the answers

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

Regular insulin 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?

Glucagon Signup and view all the answers

Why should sulfonylureas not be used during pregnancy?

They increase the risk of hypoglycemia in the fetus Signup and view all the answers

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

Glargine insulin Signup and view all the answers

Pharmacotherapy of Heart Failure Quiz

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Questions and Answers

What are the common underlying etiologies of heart failure?

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

How does the American Heart Association define heart failure?

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

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

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

Why should sulfonylureas not be used during pregnancy?

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

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