A Client Diagnosed with Systolic Heart Failure Is Admitted to the Intensive

question 66

Multiple Choice

A client diagnosed with systolic heart failure is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) .When planning care for this client which does the nurse understand about systolic heart failure?

• A) Occurs when the ventricle fails to contract adequately to eject a sufficient volume of blood into the arterial system.
• B) Results when the heart cannot completely relax in diastole, disrupting normal filling.
• C) Decreases passive diastolic filling, increasing the importance of atrial contraction to preload.
• D) Results from decreased ventricular compliance caused by hypertrophic and cellular changes and impaired relaxation of the heart muscle.

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