MDC3 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT!!!
What are signs and symptoms of left-sided heart failure?
✔✔ Coughing, fluid buildup in the lungs (pulmonary edema), and crackling sounds
heard in the lungs
How often should a patient with heart failure check their weight?
✔✔ Daily
What is the role of an echocardiogram in heart failure?
✔✔ It helps diagnose heart failure by assessing heart valve function and overall
heart performance
What is a BNP test used for?
✔✔ It’s a blood test used to help detect or evaluate heart failure
What should be prioritized in assessing a heart failure patient's breathing?
✔✔ Carefully monitor and assess respiratory status for signs of distress or fluid
overload
What are common causes and risk factors for heart failure?
✔✔ Unhealthy diet, smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes
What condition increases the risk for mitral valve stenosis?
✔✔ Rheumatic fever
Which symptoms are associated with mitral valve stenosis (not including
hypertension)?
✔✔ Lung congestion, signs of right-sided heart failure, and difficulty breathing
while lying flat (orthopnea)
What are treatment options for mitral valve stenosis?
✔✔ Surgical mitral valve replacement and percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
, What is a possible treatment for end-stage heart failure?
✔✔ Heart transplant
Pink Frothy Sputum - ANSWER✔✔Main sign of pulmonary edema
Blood thinners for life - ANSWER✔✔Medication that pt will be on once they have
a valve replacement with a prosthetic valve
Decreased SOB
Decreased swelling/edema - ANSWER✔✔Signs that a pt is starting to do better
Mitral regurgitation - ANSWER✔✔JVD
Tachycardia
Murmur - high pitched holo systolic
Left sided heart failure - ANSWER✔✔What can mitral regurgitation lead to if not
treated?
Diuretics
Beta blockers - ANSWER✔✔Medications used in heart failure patients especially
for patients with mitral regurgitation
Marfan Syndrome - ANSWER✔✔Disorder that puts you at greatest risk for mitral
valve prolapse
Systolic click - ANSWER✔✔Mitral valve prolapse sign
Listening for crackles - ANSWER✔✔Ask patient to cough
If sound clears then it is rhonchi
Aortic Stenosis - ANSWER✔✔Chest pain
SOB
Systolic crescendo-decrescendo murmur
Aortic Regurgitation - ANSWER✔✔Will hear decrescendo murmur
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
100% CORRECT!!!
What are signs and symptoms of left-sided heart failure?
✔✔ Coughing, fluid buildup in the lungs (pulmonary edema), and crackling sounds
heard in the lungs
How often should a patient with heart failure check their weight?
✔✔ Daily
What is the role of an echocardiogram in heart failure?
✔✔ It helps diagnose heart failure by assessing heart valve function and overall
heart performance
What is a BNP test used for?
✔✔ It’s a blood test used to help detect or evaluate heart failure
What should be prioritized in assessing a heart failure patient's breathing?
✔✔ Carefully monitor and assess respiratory status for signs of distress or fluid
overload
What are common causes and risk factors for heart failure?
✔✔ Unhealthy diet, smoking, high blood pressure, and diabetes
What condition increases the risk for mitral valve stenosis?
✔✔ Rheumatic fever
Which symptoms are associated with mitral valve stenosis (not including
hypertension)?
✔✔ Lung congestion, signs of right-sided heart failure, and difficulty breathing
while lying flat (orthopnea)
What are treatment options for mitral valve stenosis?
✔✔ Surgical mitral valve replacement and percutaneous balloon valvuloplasty
, What is a possible treatment for end-stage heart failure?
✔✔ Heart transplant
Pink Frothy Sputum - ANSWER✔✔Main sign of pulmonary edema
Blood thinners for life - ANSWER✔✔Medication that pt will be on once they have
a valve replacement with a prosthetic valve
Decreased SOB
Decreased swelling/edema - ANSWER✔✔Signs that a pt is starting to do better
Mitral regurgitation - ANSWER✔✔JVD
Tachycardia
Murmur - high pitched holo systolic
Left sided heart failure - ANSWER✔✔What can mitral regurgitation lead to if not
treated?
Diuretics
Beta blockers - ANSWER✔✔Medications used in heart failure patients especially
for patients with mitral regurgitation
Marfan Syndrome - ANSWER✔✔Disorder that puts you at greatest risk for mitral
valve prolapse
Systolic click - ANSWER✔✔Mitral valve prolapse sign
Listening for crackles - ANSWER✔✔Ask patient to cough
If sound clears then it is rhonchi
Aortic Stenosis - ANSWER✔✔Chest pain
SOB
Systolic crescendo-decrescendo murmur
Aortic Regurgitation - ANSWER✔✔Will hear decrescendo murmur
