Heart Failure
Across
- 4. An echo of patients with systolic heart failure may show ___________ hypokinesis
- 8. Patients with heart failure should notify their doctor if they gain _____ pounds in one day
- 11. An aldosterone antagonist used to treat heart failure
- 13. A potential complication from treatment of ACE-1 or ARBS
- 14. Used to control extracellular fluid volume
- 16. This class of medication normalizes heart rate & decreases afterload & contractility
Down
- 1. Patients with heart failure should have this restricted from their diets
- 2. ___________________ nocturnal dyspnea is often a symptom of heart failure
- 3. A common IV inotrope used to relieve patient symptoms & improve end organ failure in patients with poor systolic function
- 5. ____________ sided heart failure usually results from prolonged left ventricular failure
- 6. Impaired LV relaxation in diastolic heart failure leads to ________ edema
- 7. Decreased perfusion to the _______________ is a possible complication of systolic heart failure or its treatment
- 9. This is the most useful test for determining different types of heart failure
- 10. The normal range of this hormone is 100 pg/ml
- 12. This type of heart failure results in a stiff ventricle with impaired relaxation
- 15. Common IV loop diuretic used to treat acute decompensated heart failure