As the nurse completes a medical history on a client admitted with heart failure, which disease should the nurse associate with heart failure?
1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
2. Stroke
3. Epilepsy
4. Myocardial infarction
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: COPD can lead to right-sided heart failure, but is not the most common cause of heart failure in the United States.
Rationale 2: Stroke does not lead to heart failure.
Rationale 3: Epilepsy does not lead to heart failure.
Rationale 4: The most common cause of heart failure in the United States is a progressive weakening of the heart muscle related to myocardial ischemia.
Global Rationale: The most common cause of heart failure in the United States is a progressive weakening of the heart muscle related to myocardial ischemia. COPD can lead to right-sided heart failure, but is not the most common cause of heart failure in the United States. Stroke and epilepsy do not lead to heart failure.
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