CHF & A-fib

Congestive Heart Failure and Atrial Fibrillation

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• Stroke volume depends on preload, afterload, and _____ _______.
• Common arrhythmia found in some older clients which places a patient at high risk for clot formation
• Diagnostic test to evaluate heart valve function.
• ________ ______ is an anti-coagulant used to prevent clot formation.
• The normal site in the heart responsible for initiating electrical impulses is at which site?
• An early sign of cardiac problems in older persons.
• This electrolyte imbalance should be monitored for in patients who take ACE inhibitors.
• After initial administration of Lisinopril, the nurse should monitor the patient closely for ______.
• Edema of the sacrum is an indication of _____-_____ congestive heart failure.
• The medication called _______ is a cardiac glycoside.
• The most important factor in determining stroke volume in a healthy heart is _______.
• The auscultatory area in the left midclavicular line at the level of the fifth ICS is the _____area.
• The diagnostic test BNP is used to confirm _______ _____ _______.
• Drug class of medication used to treat heart failure and certain irregular heartbeats_______ _____.
• Symptom of congestive heart failure _____ ______.
• Drug class-first line, used to treat congestive heart failure ___ _____.
• Common symptom of atrial fibrillation.
• Medication class used in the treatment of heart failure to slow the heart and decrease afterload.
• Which chamber of the heart receives deoxygenated blood from the tissues?
• Bilateral crackles in the lungs is an indication of ____ - _____ congestive heart failure.

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