Question 1
A patient with heart failure is experiencing increased fatigue and has a weight gain of 1 kg. Of what is this patient demonstrating signs?
◦ Cardiac deterioration
◦ Renal deterioration
◦ Systemic deterioration
◦ Pulmonary deterioration
Question 2
The nurse is preparing medications for the patient experiencing acute decompensated heart failure. Which medication should be administered first to improve gas exchange for the patient? Select all that apply.
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.◦ Nesiritide (Natrecor)
◦ Morphine sulfate
◦ Milrinone (Primacor)
◦ Dobutamine (Dobutrex)
◦ Nitroglycerin
Summation of Heart Sounds, S3
Drugs for Early and Moderate Heart Failure
Risk assessment codes for an HIV-infected patient.
Positions for auscultation of the heart: Sitting