1. Which. / information. / would. / the. / nurse. / include. / in. / the. / dietary. / education. / for. /
a./patient./with./heart./failure./(HF)?:./A./low-sodium./diet./is./advised./for./patients./with./HF.
2. Which./cause./of./fatigue./is./associated./with./heart./failure?:./Anemia./related./to./heart./failure./i
s./caused./by./poor./nutrition,./renal./disease,./and./angiotensin-
converting./enzyme../This./leads./to./fatigue../Cardiac./output./is./reduced,./which./in./turn./reduces./perfusion./to./organs./a
nd./decreases./oxygen./delivery./to./tissues,./leading./to./fatigue.
3. A. / patient. / is. / suspected. / of. / having. / heart. / failure.. / Which. / diagnostic. / tests. / are
commonly./used./to./make./this./diagnosis?./Select./all./that./apply.:./Heart./failure./can./be./
determined./by./diagnostic./tests./such./as./ECG,./echocardiogram,./and./chest./x-
ray../An./ECG./is./useful./in./examining./the./electrical./conduction./system./of./the./heart,./which./becomes./impaired./durin
g./heart./failure../An./echocardiogram./is./used./to./assess./the./functioning./of./the./cardiac./chambers../A./chest./x-
ray./may./show./cardiomegaly.
Pulmonary./function./tests./are./usually./advised./in./lung./diseases./associated./with./cardiac./symptoms../An./EEG./is./usefu
l./in./diagnosing./diseases./of./the./brain,./especially./seizures.
4. Which. / condition. / increases. / a. / patient's. / risk. / for. / digoxin. / toxicity?:. / Being./hypokalem
ic
makes./a./patient./more./prone./to./digoxin./toxicity../For./this./reason,./the./nurse./should./withhold./the./dose./and./report
./the./potassium./level../The./health./care./provider./may./prescribe./the./digoxin./to./be./given./once./the./potassium./level.
/has./been./treated./and./increased./to./the./normal./range../Hypercalcemia./and./hypomagnesemia./can./also./trigger./digi
talis./toxicity../Hyperuricemia./does./not./put./the./patient./at./risk./for./digitalis./toxicity.
5. The./ nurse. / provides. / education. / about. / a. / 2-g./ sodium. / diet. / to. / a. / patient. / with. / heart
failure.. / Which. / statement. / made. / by. / the. / patient. / indicates. / the. / need. / for. / further
./teaching?:. / Bread./has./a./high./sodium./content./and./should./be./avoided./or./limited../One./slice./of./whole-
wheat./bread. / has./149./mg./of./sodium.
Fresh./fruits./have./very./little./sodium../One./medium./banana./has./a./sodium./content./of./1./mg,./and./one./medium./peac
h./has./a./sodium./content./of./7./mg.
Milk./products./are./limited./to./2./cups./daily./to./adhere./to./a./low-sodium./diet.
Canned./soups./have./a./high./sodium./content../If./canned./soup./is./used,./choose./a./low-sodium./soup.
6. A./patient./who./underwent./cardiac./transplantation./exhibits./signs./of./acute./r
./ .
/
, ejection.. / Which. / medication. / is. / often. / used. / to. / prevent. / this. / type. / of. / response
?-
:. / Tacrolimus./is./a./calcineurin./that./is./included./in./most./immunosuppressive./regimens../Ibuprofen./is./a./nonsteroidal
./ .
/
a./patient./with./heart./failure./(HF)?:./A./low-sodium./diet./is./advised./for./patients./with./HF.
2. Which./cause./of./fatigue./is./associated./with./heart./failure?:./Anemia./related./to./heart./failure./i
s./caused./by./poor./nutrition,./renal./disease,./and./angiotensin-
converting./enzyme../This./leads./to./fatigue../Cardiac./output./is./reduced,./which./in./turn./reduces./perfusion./to./organs./a
nd./decreases./oxygen./delivery./to./tissues,./leading./to./fatigue.
3. A. / patient. / is. / suspected. / of. / having. / heart. / failure.. / Which. / diagnostic. / tests. / are
commonly./used./to./make./this./diagnosis?./Select./all./that./apply.:./Heart./failure./can./be./
determined./by./diagnostic./tests./such./as./ECG,./echocardiogram,./and./chest./x-
ray../An./ECG./is./useful./in./examining./the./electrical./conduction./system./of./the./heart,./which./becomes./impaired./durin
g./heart./failure../An./echocardiogram./is./used./to./assess./the./functioning./of./the./cardiac./chambers../A./chest./x-
ray./may./show./cardiomegaly.
Pulmonary./function./tests./are./usually./advised./in./lung./diseases./associated./with./cardiac./symptoms../An./EEG./is./usefu
l./in./diagnosing./diseases./of./the./brain,./especially./seizures.
4. Which. / condition. / increases. / a. / patient's. / risk. / for. / digoxin. / toxicity?:. / Being./hypokalem
ic
makes./a./patient./more./prone./to./digoxin./toxicity../For./this./reason,./the./nurse./should./withhold./the./dose./and./report
./the./potassium./level../The./health./care./provider./may./prescribe./the./digoxin./to./be./given./once./the./potassium./level.
/has./been./treated./and./increased./to./the./normal./range../Hypercalcemia./and./hypomagnesemia./can./also./trigger./digi
talis./toxicity../Hyperuricemia./does./not./put./the./patient./at./risk./for./digitalis./toxicity.
5. The./ nurse. / provides. / education. / about. / a. / 2-g./ sodium. / diet. / to. / a. / patient. / with. / heart
failure.. / Which. / statement. / made. / by. / the. / patient. / indicates. / the. / need. / for. / further
./teaching?:. / Bread./has./a./high./sodium./content./and./should./be./avoided./or./limited../One./slice./of./whole-
wheat./bread. / has./149./mg./of./sodium.
Fresh./fruits./have./very./little./sodium../One./medium./banana./has./a./sodium./content./of./1./mg,./and./one./medium./peac
h./has./a./sodium./content./of./7./mg.
Milk./products./are./limited./to./2./cups./daily./to./adhere./to./a./low-sodium./diet.
Canned./soups./have./a./high./sodium./content../If./canned./soup./is./used,./choose./a./low-sodium./soup.
6. A./patient./who./underwent./cardiac./transplantation./exhibits./signs./of./acute./r
./ .
/
, ejection.. / Which. / medication. / is. / often. / used. / to. / prevent. / this. / type. / of. / response
?-
:. / Tacrolimus./is./a./calcineurin./that./is./included./in./most./immunosuppressive./regimens../Ibuprofen./is./a./nonsteroidal
./ .
/
