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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

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