A Client Asks About the Difference Between the New York

question 9

Multiple Choice

A client asks about the difference between the New York Heart Association (NYHA) and American Heart Association/American College of Cardiologists (AHA/ACC) heart failure classification models.Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?

• A)The NYHA classifications omit asymptomatic clients."
• B)The AHA/ACC model includes extra classifications for the most severe cases.'
• C)There is no true difference between the classifications."
• D)The AHA/ACC classifications include clients who do not have,but are at risk for,heart failure."

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Definitions:

Thylakoid Membrane

Membranous sacs located within the chloroplasts of plants, sites of the light-dependent reactions of photosynthesis.

Carbohydrate Molecules

Organic compounds consisting of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms, serving as a major energy source and structural component of living organisms.

Stroma

The supportive tissue framework of an organ, or the dense fluid within chloroplasts where the Calvin cycle occurs in photosynthesis.

Chloroplast

An organelle found in plant and algal cells that conducts photosynthesis, converting light energy into chemical energy stored in glucose.