Heart Failure Risk Factors and
Management Strategies ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Condition where heart cannot pump effectively.
Myocardial Infarction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Heart attack due to blocked blood flow.
Mitral Stenosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Narrowing of the mitral valve affecting blood
flow.
Uncontrolled Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅High blood pressure not managed
properly.
Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inability of left ventricle
to contract efficiently.
Pulmonary Edema - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Fluid accumulation in lungs due to heart
failure.
Ejection Fraction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Percentage of blood pumped out of heart per
beat.
Normal Ejection Fraction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Healthy heart EF is greater than
60%.
Right-Sided Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Failure of right heart leading to
systemic congestion.
Jugular Venous Distention - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Enlargement of jugular veins
indicating heart issues.
, Orthopnea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Difficulty breathing while lying flat.
Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sudden nighttime
breathlessness requiring upright position.
Daily Weights Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tracking weight to manage fluid
retention.
Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Includes dyspnea, cough,
and pulmonary congestion.
Signs of Right-Sided Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Includes peripheral edema
and jugular distention.
Fluid Congestion - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Excess fluid in body due to heart failure.
Failure Mnemonic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Faulty valves, Arrhythmias, Infarction,
Lineage, Uncontrolled hypertension.
Diastolic Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Heart failure with preserved ejection
fraction.
Systolic Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Heart failure with reduced ejection
fraction.
Heart Catheterization - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Procedure to measure heart pressures
and function.
Persistent Cough - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Chronic cough often linked to heart failure.
Crackles (Rales) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormal lung sounds indicating fluid
presence.
Management Strategies ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Condition where heart cannot pump effectively.
Myocardial Infarction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Heart attack due to blocked blood flow.
Mitral Stenosis - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Narrowing of the mitral valve affecting blood
flow.
Uncontrolled Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅High blood pressure not managed
properly.
Left Ventricular Systolic Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Inability of left ventricle
to contract efficiently.
Pulmonary Edema - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Fluid accumulation in lungs due to heart
failure.
Ejection Fraction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Percentage of blood pumped out of heart per
beat.
Normal Ejection Fraction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Healthy heart EF is greater than
60%.
Right-Sided Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Failure of right heart leading to
systemic congestion.
Jugular Venous Distention - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Enlargement of jugular veins
indicating heart issues.
, Orthopnea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Difficulty breathing while lying flat.
Nocturnal Paroxysmal Dyspnea - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Sudden nighttime
breathlessness requiring upright position.
Daily Weights Monitoring - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Tracking weight to manage fluid
retention.
Signs of Left-Sided Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Includes dyspnea, cough,
and pulmonary congestion.
Signs of Right-Sided Heart Failure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Includes peripheral edema
and jugular distention.
Fluid Congestion - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Excess fluid in body due to heart failure.
Failure Mnemonic - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Faulty valves, Arrhythmias, Infarction,
Lineage, Uncontrolled hypertension.
Diastolic Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Heart failure with preserved ejection
fraction.
Systolic Dysfunction - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Heart failure with reduced ejection
fraction.
Heart Catheterization - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Procedure to measure heart pressures
and function.
Persistent Cough - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Chronic cough often linked to heart failure.
Crackles (Rales) - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Abnormal lung sounds indicating fluid
presence.
