The nurse is caring for a patient who has been diagnosed with heart failure. The nurse knows that which conditions may have contributed to the development of heart failure in this patient?
1. Uncontrolled hypertension
2. Coronary artery disease (CAD)
3. Diabetes (DM)
4. HIV
5. Mitral stenosis
1,2,3,5
Rationale 1: Uncontrolled hypertension is associated with the development of heart failure.
Rationale 2: Coronary artery disease is associated with the development of heart failure.
Rationale 3: Diabetes is associated with the development of heart failure.
Rationale 4: HIV is not associated with the development of heart failure.
Rationale 5: Mitral stenosis is associated with the development of heart failure.
Global Rationale: Uncontrolled hypertension, CAD, DM, and mitral stenosis are all associated with the development of heart failure. There is not a direct relationship with HIV status.
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