Heart Failure

1. Side effects: dry cough, hyperkalaemia, fatigue (and 1st line drug)
3. NT-proBNP level where the patient is seen within 2 weeks
6. The most common cause of right HF
7. Side effects: bradycardia, hypotension, fatigue, dizziness (and 2nd line drug)
10. Classification system for HF
12. What can be used if there is reduced ejection fraction and symptoms aren't controlled with ACEi or BBs

2. Breathlessness when lying flat
4. One of the most common causes of HF
5. A failure of the heart to generate sufficient cardiac output to meet the demands of the body
8. What can be used instead of an ACEi if its not tolerated
9. First line blood test for HF
11. When patients wake suddenly at night with severe SOB, cough and wheeze (abbreviated answer)
12. Mneumonic for the first line medical management for HF
13. Average age for HF