HEART FAILURE COMPREHENSIVE STUDY
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED
● Which value is the cardiac output in a patient with a heart rate of 75
bpm and a stroke volume of 80 mL?
75 mL/min
80 mL/min
6000 mL/min
0.94 mL/min Answer: 6000 mL/min
● Match each precipitating cause of heart failure to its mechanism.
Predisposes to increased atherosclerosis
Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood increases cardiac
workload
Increase in preload
Changes in tissue metabolic rate increases cardiac workload
Word Bank:
hypothyroidism
,Thyrotoxicosis
Anemia
Fluid overload Answer: Predisposes to increased atherosclerosis
Hypothyroidism
Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood increases cardiac
workload
Anemia
Increase in preload
Fluid overload
Changes in tissue metabolic rate increases cardiac workload
Thyrotoxicosis
● Which finding would the nurse anticipate for a patient diagnosed with
systolic heart failure?
Normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)
Pulmonary edema
Stiff left ventricles
Increased cardiac output Answer: Pulmonary edema
, ● Match the ventricular adaptation of the heart to its description.
Increase in heart muscle thickness
Enlargement of heart chambers
Spherical heart shape
Word Bank:
Hypertrophy
Dilation
Pathologic remodeling Answer: Increase in heart muscle thickness
Hypertrophy
Enlargement of heart chambers
Dilation
Spherical heart shape
Pathologic remodeling
● Which effect do natriuretic peptides have on the body?
Diuresis
Elevated blood pressure
Increased renin secretion
GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS
ANSWERS VERIFIED
● Which value is the cardiac output in a patient with a heart rate of 75
bpm and a stroke volume of 80 mL?
75 mL/min
80 mL/min
6000 mL/min
0.94 mL/min Answer: 6000 mL/min
● Match each precipitating cause of heart failure to its mechanism.
Predisposes to increased atherosclerosis
Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood increases cardiac
workload
Increase in preload
Changes in tissue metabolic rate increases cardiac workload
Word Bank:
hypothyroidism
,Thyrotoxicosis
Anemia
Fluid overload Answer: Predisposes to increased atherosclerosis
Hypothyroidism
Decreased oxygen-carrying capacity of blood increases cardiac
workload
Anemia
Increase in preload
Fluid overload
Changes in tissue metabolic rate increases cardiac workload
Thyrotoxicosis
● Which finding would the nurse anticipate for a patient diagnosed with
systolic heart failure?
Normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)
Pulmonary edema
Stiff left ventricles
Increased cardiac output Answer: Pulmonary edema
, ● Match the ventricular adaptation of the heart to its description.
Increase in heart muscle thickness
Enlargement of heart chambers
Spherical heart shape
Word Bank:
Hypertrophy
Dilation
Pathologic remodeling Answer: Increase in heart muscle thickness
Hypertrophy
Enlargement of heart chambers
Dilation
Spherical heart shape
Pathologic remodeling
● Which effect do natriuretic peptides have on the body?
Diuresis
Elevated blood pressure
Increased renin secretion