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Clinical Care for the Heart Failure Patient

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  • You must score 70% or better to pass this test.
  • Select one answer for each question.
  • Review your selections before submitting the test for grading.

NoteThis course was revised and updated on August 2, 2024. If you printed test questions from the previous version of this course, you will find that some questions in your printed version differ from the test below.

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1. Which type of heart failure (HF) is the most common?

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2. Which statement explains why the incidence of heart failure is increasing rapidly in younger patients in the United States?

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3. Which assessment finding indicates possible left-sided heart failure?

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4. Which statement is correct regarding systolic heart failure?

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

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6. Which laboratory testing for heart failure is the most definitive?

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7. Which feature is common among medications used for heart failure?

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8. Which approach is used to place the artificial valve in the transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure to correct a diseased heart valve?

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9. Which statement explains the purpose of an internal cardiac defibrillator (ICD)?

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10. Which patient factor is measured by the timed up and go (TUG) test?

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11. For which reason are patients with heart failure commonly rehospitalized?

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12. Which intervention would be eliminated when identifying goals and planning interventions for a patient with heart failure who is receiving palliative care?


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