Pharmacotherapy of Heart Failure Quiz

Autoimmune, neoplastic, and degenerative causes

Genetic, infectious, and traumatic causes

Inflammatory, hormonal, and metabolic causes

Ischemic, nonischemic, and idiopathic causes (correct)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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