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EVOLVE HESI CASE STUDY: HEART FAILURE EXAM 2026 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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EVOLVE HESI CASE STUDY: HEART FAILURE EXAM 2026 COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% VERIFIED A+ GRADE ASSURED!!!!! NEW LATEST UPDATE!!!!

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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________
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COURSE: Ch. 34 Heart Failure dd dd dd dd TIME: _____________ dd




EXAM CODE: EVOLVE HESI CASE STUDIES HEART FAIL
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URE ANSWERS-101dd




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. Decreased EF and increased PAWP (Systolic heart failure results in systolic failure in the
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left ventricle (LV). The LV loses its ability to generate enough pressure to eject blood forward
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through the aorta. This results in increased pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP). The h
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allmark of systolic failure is a decrease in the left ventricular ejection fraction (EF).)
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[Verified Solution]: The nurse recognizes that primary manifestations of systolic failure include
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a. Decreased EF and increased PAWP
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b. Decreased PAWP and increased EF
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c. Decreased pulmonary hypertension associated with normal EF
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d. Decreased afterload and decreased left ventricular end-diastolic pressure
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Q2. neurohormonal response (The following mechanisms in heart failure lead to inappropriat
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e fluid retention and additional workload of the heart: activation of the renin-angiotensin-
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aldosterone system (RAAS) cascade and release of antidiuretic hormone from the posterior pit
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uitary gland in response to low cerebral perfusion pressure that results from low cardiac outp
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ut.)
[Verified Solution]: A compensatory mechanism involved in HF that leads to inappropriate fluid retent
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ion and additional workload of the heart is
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a. ventricular dilation
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b. ventricular hypertrophy
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c. neurohormonal response
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d. sympathetic nervous system activation
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, Q3. c,e (Dobutamine (Dobutrex) has a positive chronotropic effect & increases heart rate and
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improves contractility. It is a selective β-adrenergic agonist and works primarily on the β1-
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adrenergic receptors in the heart. It is frequently used in the short-
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term management of acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF).)
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[Verified Solution]: You are caring for a patient with ADHF who is receiving IV dobutamine (Dobutr
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ex). You know that this drug is ordered because it (SATA)
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a. increases SVR
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b. produces diuresis
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c. improves contractility
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d. dilates renal blood vessels
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e. works on the B1-receptors in the heart
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Q4. b,c,e (A variety of complications can occur after heart transplantation. In the first year af
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ter transplantation, the major causes of death are acute rejection and infection. Heart transpla
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nt recipients also are at risk for sudden cardiac death. Later, malignancy (especially lymphom
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a) and cardiac vasculopathy (accelerated CAD) are major causes of death.)
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[Verified Solution]: Patients with a heart transplantation are at risk for which complications in the first
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year after transplantation (select all that apply)?
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a. Cancer
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b. Infection
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c. Rejection
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d. Vasculopathy
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e. Sudden cardiac death
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Q5. Avoid drugs to treat erectile dysfunction (The use of erectile drugs concurrent with nitrat
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es creates a risk of severe hypotension and possibly death. High-
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potassium foods, NSAIDs, and H2- dd dd dd dd



receptor blockers do not pose a risk in combination with nitrates.)
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[Verified Solution]: The nurse is preparing to administer a nitroglycerin patch to a patient. When prov
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iding instructions regarding the use of the patch, what should the nurse include in the teaching?
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a. Avoid high-potassium foods
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b. Avoid drugs to treat erectile dysfunction
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c. Avoid over-the-counter H2-receptor blockers
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d. Avoid NSAIDS
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Q6. a,d,e (The Joint Commission has identified these three core measures for heart failure pat
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ients. Although controlling dysrhythmias will improve CO and workload, it will not eliminate
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HF. Prescribing digoxin for all HF patients is no longer done because there are newer effective
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drugs and digoxin toxicity occurs easily related to electrolyte levels and the therapeutic range
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must be maintained.) dd dd




[Verified Solution]: The patient has heart failure (HF) with an ejection fraction of less than 40%. Wha
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t core measures should the nurse expect to include in the plan of care for this patient (SATA)?
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a. Left ventricular function is documented.
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