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Clinical Care for the Heart Failure Patient

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1. The most common type of heart failure (HF) is:

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2. The incidence of heart failure is increasing rapidly in younger patients in the United States because:

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3. A sign/symptom indicating possible left-sided heart failure is:

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4. Which is a correct statement regarding systolic heart failure?

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5. Which is the most common comorbidity of heart failure?

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6. Metabolic syndrome has been found to be associated with which form of heart failure?

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7. The diagnosis of heart failure is primarily made based on:

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8. The most definitive labwork for heart failure is:

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9. A common feature of medications used for heart failure is that they:

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10. In the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) approach to correcting a diseased heart valve, the valve is replaced via:

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11. The purpose of an internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD) is to:

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12. Which is a correct statement regarding the left ventricular assist device (LVAD)?

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13. Which is a correct statement regarding cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT):

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14. American Heart Association guidelines to promote patient adherence to heart failure protocols include:

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15. Which is not measured by the Timed-Up-and-Go (TUG) test?

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16. When making a post-discharge follow-up phone call to check on a heart failure patient, the nurse inquires about:

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17. Electronic devices are typically used in home telehealth to monitor a patient’s:

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18. Health materials for patient education should be written at which grade level?

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19. In the lifestyle self-management mnemonic tool MAWDS, the “D” stands for:

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20. Other than dietary noncompliance, the most common reason that patients with heart failure are rehospitalized is:


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