A Patient with Moderate Heart Failure Begins Taking a Thiazide

question 13

Multiple Choice

A patient with moderate heart failure begins taking a thiazide diuretic. The nurse will tell the patient to expect which outcome when taking this drug?

• A) Improved exercise tolerance
• B) Increased cardiac output
• C) Prevention of cardiac remodeling
• D) Prolonged survival

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Predictor Variables

Variables used in statistical models that are believed to influence or predict the outcome.

Regression Equation

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