Chapter 29: Cardiac Conditions / Heart
Failure Ultimate Exam Questions and
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What is the priority concept in Perfusion
cardiac conditions?
What interrelated concepts are Gas exchange, comfort, infection
associated with cardiac
conditions?
What is heart failure? Inability of the heart to pump enough blood
to
meet the body's metabolic demands
What are the two main types of Systolic and diastolic heart failure
heart
failure?
systolic heart failure heart can't contract and eject, of the heart
to pump
sufficiently because of an alteration in the
ability of
the heart to contract; term used to describe
a type
of heart failure
, What is systolic heart failure Decreased contractility and reduced
characterized by? ejection
fraction
diastolic heart failure ventricles can't relax and fill, the inability of
the
heart to pump sufficiently because of an
alteration
in the ability of the heart to fill;
What is diastolic heart failure Impaired ventricular relaxation with
characterized by? preserved
ejection fraction
What happens in left-sided heart Blood backs up into the lungs
failure?
orthopnea difficulty breathing when lying down
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea sudden awakening from sleeping with
shortness of
breath
What are common symptoms of Dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal
left- dyspnea, crackles, fatigue
sided heart failure?
What type of sputum may be seen Pink, frothy sputum
in
left-sided heart failure?
Failure Ultimate Exam Questions and
Answers with Verified Solutions | Latest
Updated 2026
What is the priority concept in Perfusion
cardiac conditions?
What interrelated concepts are Gas exchange, comfort, infection
associated with cardiac
conditions?
What is heart failure? Inability of the heart to pump enough blood
to
meet the body's metabolic demands
What are the two main types of Systolic and diastolic heart failure
heart
failure?
systolic heart failure heart can't contract and eject, of the heart
to pump
sufficiently because of an alteration in the
ability of
the heart to contract; term used to describe
a type
of heart failure
, What is systolic heart failure Decreased contractility and reduced
characterized by? ejection
fraction
diastolic heart failure ventricles can't relax and fill, the inability of
the
heart to pump sufficiently because of an
alteration
in the ability of the heart to fill;
What is diastolic heart failure Impaired ventricular relaxation with
characterized by? preserved
ejection fraction
What happens in left-sided heart Blood backs up into the lungs
failure?
orthopnea difficulty breathing when lying down
paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea sudden awakening from sleeping with
shortness of
breath
What are common symptoms of Dyspnea, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal
left- dyspnea, crackles, fatigue
sided heart failure?
What type of sputum may be seen Pink, frothy sputum
in
left-sided heart failure?
