Ejection fraction - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Case Study

Management of Pulmonary Hypertension in the Context of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction Elie Kozaily1 · Ecem Raziye Akdogan1 · Natalie Stringer Dorsey2 · Ryan J. Tedford1,3

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ABFM HEART DISEASE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS A 65-year-old female who has heart failure with an ejection fraction of 35% is found to have a TSH level of 13.8 µU/mL (N 0.3-4.82). Her T3 and T4 levels are normal, and her thyroid gland is normal to palpation. You check her levels again in 2 months and they are unchanged. You advise her that hypothyroidism decreases her metabolic rate, which reduces the stress on her heart hypothyroidism is detrimental to her heart only if she develo...

Stroke Volume (SV) is? a. related to preload b. related to afterload c. the same as ejection fraction CORRECT ANSWERS: a. related to preload Preload is most impacted by? a. mean arterial pressure b. increased filling volumes c. ejection fraction CORRECT ANSWERS: b. increased filling volumes A patient with chronic untreated hypertension would demonstrate? a. increased afterload b. decreased aferload c. decreased preload CORRECT ANSWERS: a. Increased afterload Vascular r...

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What is the equation for cardiac output? - CO = HR x SV What is preload? - the heart is being stretched out What does preload reflect? - how much fluid is in the heart What is afterload? - resistance the ventricle must overcome to eject blood Example of increased preload - CHF Example of increased afterload - hypertension What is blood pressure? - force of blood against vessel walls What is systolic blood pressure? - amount of pressure generated by the left ventricle to distribute blood ...

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