Medical Pharmacology Practice Questions: Congestive Heart Failure

Administration of diuretic drugs:
1. Decrease extracellular fluid volume
2. Increase ventricular filling pressure (preload)
3. Both
4. Neither
Which one(s) of the following statements concerning heart failure is/are correct?
1. Congestive heart failure is mainly a disease of aging
2. Most (75%) of congestive heart failure patients have pre-existing hypertension
3. Both
4. Neither
Clinical manifestation of heart failure may occur due to isolated diastolic cardiac dysfunction.
1. True
2. False
In heart failure associated with diastolic dysfunction which one(s) of the following may be observed?
1. Normal contractility
2. Reduced cardiac output
3. Both
4. Neither
Cardiac and systemic changes associated with heart failure include(s):
1. Reduced end-diastolic volume
2. Reduced end-diastolic pressure
3. Reduced end-diastolic myocardial fiber length
4. Reduced systolic shortening
5. None of the above
Reduced cardiac output is associated with decreased renal blood flow and glomerular filtration rate, leading to fluid retention secondary to sodium retention.
1. True
2. False
Left ventricular dysfunction is the principal cause of right ventricular failure
1. True
2. False
Dilated or congestive cardiomyopathy may be associated with which one(s) of the following:
1. Viral myocarditis
2. Cardiomyopathy due to alcohol consumption
3. Both
4. Neither
Relatively rare causes of dilated cardiomyopathy include(s):
1. Sarcoidosis
2. Hemochromatosis
3. Cardiotoxicities
4. Medication toxicity
5. A & C
6. B & C
7. A, B, C & D
The most common symptom in individuals presenting with Left-heart failure is:shortness of breath
1. True
2. False