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Chapter Forty - Cardiac Glycosides,
Anti-Anginals and Anti-Dysrhythmics
Update 2025-2026 Questions and
Correct Answers
The heart muscle weakens and enlarges. It loses the ability to
pump blood adequately. The lungs and periphery are congested.
Acute Heart Failure
The blood backs up in periphery.
Right Heart Failure
The blood backs up in the lungs.
Left Heart Failure
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When blood gets shunted away from the ___, these symptoms
occur: peripheral edema, pulmonary edema, renal failure and
shortness of breath.
Kidney
Which side of the heart collects oxygen rich blood from the
lungs and sends it to the body?
Left
Which side of heart failure occurs with the symptoms of
coughing, dyspnea, pulmonary edema, and shortness of breath?
Left
What is systolic heart failure?
Pumping
Which side of the heart collect oxygen poor blood from the body
and sends it to the lungs?
Right
Which site of heart failure occurs with the symptoms of ascites,
hepatic congestion, jugular venous distention, pedal edema, and
systemic venous congestions?
Right
What is diastolic heart failure?
Filling and Relaxation
What stage is the high risk of heart failure without symptoms or
structural disease?
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1A
What stage is where some levels of cardiac changes?
2B
What stage is where structural heart disease with symptoms of
heart failure occur?
3C
What stage is severe structural heart disease with marked
symptoms of heart failure at rest?
4D
What type of treatment is limiting alcohol, salt, and saturated fat
intake? As well as performing mild exercise and stopping
smoking.
Non-Pharmacologic
What is the atrial natriuretic peptide level?
20 to 77 pg/mL
20 to 77 ng/L
What is the desired value of brain natriuretic peptide?
Less than 100 pg/mL
What is positive value of brain natriuretic peptide?
Greater than 100 pg/mL
What group of medication has Digitalis Preparations (Digoxin)?
Cardiac Glycosides
Chapter Forty - Cardiac Glycosides,
Anti-Anginals and Anti-Dysrhythmics
Update 2025-2026 Questions and
Correct Answers
The heart muscle weakens and enlarges. It loses the ability to
pump blood adequately. The lungs and periphery are congested.
Acute Heart Failure
The blood backs up in periphery.
Right Heart Failure
The blood backs up in the lungs.
Left Heart Failure
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When blood gets shunted away from the ___, these symptoms
occur: peripheral edema, pulmonary edema, renal failure and
shortness of breath.
Kidney
Which side of the heart collects oxygen rich blood from the
lungs and sends it to the body?
Left
Which side of heart failure occurs with the symptoms of
coughing, dyspnea, pulmonary edema, and shortness of breath?
Left
What is systolic heart failure?
Pumping
Which side of the heart collect oxygen poor blood from the body
and sends it to the lungs?
Right
Which site of heart failure occurs with the symptoms of ascites,
hepatic congestion, jugular venous distention, pedal edema, and
systemic venous congestions?
Right
What is diastolic heart failure?
Filling and Relaxation
What stage is the high risk of heart failure without symptoms or
structural disease?
, 3|Page
1A
What stage is where some levels of cardiac changes?
2B
What stage is where structural heart disease with symptoms of
heart failure occur?
3C
What stage is severe structural heart disease with marked
symptoms of heart failure at rest?
4D
What type of treatment is limiting alcohol, salt, and saturated fat
intake? As well as performing mild exercise and stopping
smoking.
Non-Pharmacologic
What is the atrial natriuretic peptide level?
20 to 77 pg/mL
20 to 77 ng/L
What is the desired value of brain natriuretic peptide?
Less than 100 pg/mL
What is positive value of brain natriuretic peptide?
Greater than 100 pg/mL
What group of medication has Digitalis Preparations (Digoxin)?
Cardiac Glycosides
