In heart failure patients, pharmacotherapy is to:
A. Increase cardiac output by increasing heart rate
B. Increase cardiac preload
C. Increase cardiac output by reducing cardiac afterload
D. Enhance cardiac remodeling
E. Reduce cardiac output
Answer: C. Increase cardiac output by reducing cardiac afterload
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Which of the following supports the automation of nursing documentation? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The use of standardized nursing languages (SNLs) accepted by the American Nurses Association 2. The use of a SOAP note in narrative form to support assessment of client cardiopulmonary system 3. The use of interventions such as "turn, cough, and deep breathe" as determined by the Nursing Interventions Classifications (NIC) 4. The use of client-specific charting by exception, addressing only exceptions to normal 5. The use of nursing diagnoses such as "Alteration of Comfort" as defined by the North American Nursing Diagnosis Association (NANDA)
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a. 2, 3 b. 1, 2 c. 2, 1 d. 1, 3
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor drugs function in the control of blood pressure by which mechanism of action?
1. Blocking the effects of angiotensin II 2. Blocking the conversion of angiotensin I to angiotensin II 3. Blocking the conversion of angiotensin II to angiotensinogen 4. Directly inhibiting renin