Heart Failure in Older Adults: Initial Assessment
About the Lecture
The lecture Heart Failure in Older Adults: Initial Assessment by Kimberly Posey, AGPCNP-BC, DNP, PhD, GS-C is from the course Management of the Older Adult in Primary Care (APRN) (release in progress).
Included Quiz Questions
Which of the following best describes a patient in Stage B heart failure?
- A patient with structural heart disease but without signs or symptoms of heart failure
- A patient with risk factors for heart failure but normal cardiac function
- A patient with symptoms of heart failure at rest
- A patient with symptomatic heart failure despite optimal medical therapy
- A patient with end-stage heart failure requiring specialized interventions
Which of the following is most consistent with a prodromal sign of early heart failure?
- Decreased exercise tolerance
- Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
- Pulmonary edema
- Jugular venous distention
- Hepatojugular reflux
Which laboratory value is most suggestive of early heart failure in a 65-year-old patient presenting with mild exertional dyspnea and cardiovascular risk factors?
- NT-proBNP greater than 300 pg/mL
- Hemoglobin A1c of 6.5%
- Serum creatinine of 1.1 mg/dL
- Total cholesterol of 210 mg/dL
- Troponin I of 0.01 ng/mL
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Author of lecture Heart Failure in Older Adults: Initial Assessment
Kimberly Posey, AGPCNP-BC, DNP, PhD, GS-C
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