Congestive Heart Failure

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  1. 2. Paroxysmal BLANK Dyspnea is the sensation of feeling short of breath that awakens the patient
  2. 4. BLANK is known as the changes that occur to the left ventricle in response to increased load
  3. 7. Contractility is BLANK
  4. 10. Pressure that builds up in the veins of the lungs, causing fluid to leak into the lung tissues
  5. 11. Symptom seen in the fingers/toes that demonstrates chronic levels of hypoxemia
  6. 12. BLANK sputum is considered a hallmark sign of CHF
  7. 14. Diagnostic test measuring how the heart works during physical activity or exercise
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  1. 1. Compensatory increase in heart rate to keep up with hemodynamic demands
  2. 3. Afterload is BLANK
  3. 5. Common lung sound auscultated in a patient with CHF
  4. 6. Difficulty breathing while in the supine position
  5. 8. A bluish discoloration of the skin seen in CHF patients with poor circulation
  6. 9. Compensatory increase in respirations to keep up with oxygen demands
  7. 13. Congestive heart failure is also known as BLANK sided heart failure