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NSG 555 Quiz 2 2025 Questions and Answers HF definition - --CORRECT ANSWER--clinical syndrome defined by: any structural or functional impairment of ventricular filling or ejection of blood Stages of heart failure - --CORRECT ANSWER--stage A- cardiac structure abnormalities but no symptoms. goal: reduce risk stage B-increased filling pressures, persistently elevated troponin without dx or increased BNP stage C-Structural heart disease with current or previous symptoms of HF. stage D- Marked HF symptoms that interfere with daily life and with recurrent hospitalizations despite attempts to optimize GDMT. most common causes of HF - --CORRECT ANSWER--ischemic heart disease and myocardial infarction (MI), hypertension, and valvular heart disease (VHD approach to HF - --CORRECT ANSWER--clinicians should seek the cause of HF because appropriate treatment may be determined by the cause ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1