Right heart failure — Flashcards

Right heart failure — Flashcards

Right heart failure — Flashcards
#1

Assessing _____ can help distinguish cardiac disease from hepatic disease in a patient presenting with bilateral lower extremity edema and ascites

#2

Cor pulmonale refers to isolated _____ due to pulmonary cause (pulmonary hypertension, COPD)

#3

Loop diuretics may be used to treat the symptoms of pulmonary _____ in an acute heart failure exacerbation

#4

Clinical features of right heart failure are due to _____ congestion

#5

What is the most common cause of right heart failure?_____

#6

Heart failure may present with dependent _____ edema due to increased hydrostatic pressure

#7

How does ejection fraction change in heart failure with systolic dysfunction? _____

#8

What is the effect of cardiogenic shock on pulse pressure? _____

#9

The skull, femur, and pelvic bones are most commonly affected in _____

Hint: MSK disorder

#10

One consequence of renal failure is _____ and _____ retention with resulting hypertension, heart failure, and pulmonary edema

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