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Hypertension/Heart Failure

Across
The two most dangerous complications of heart failure are pulmonary edema and ____________ shock.
______________ is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure.
Heart failure is not curable. The goal is _______ of symptoms.
______ output is the best and most sensitive indicator of cardiac output when performing a physical assessment.
The resistance the ventricles have to overcome during systole.
A build up of cholesterol plaque in the walls of arteries causing obstruction of blood flow.
The blood that the left ventricle ejects to the tissues.
Treatment of HF: An upright position of the head decreases the ________ return
___________ hypertension can lead to right-sided heart failure.
ACE inhibitors are used to reduce afterload because they _____ the arteries.
Right ventricular failure causes __________ symptoms.
_________-converting enzyme inhibitors: ACE inhibitors
Hypertension may lead to ______ disease.
A modifiable risk factor of primary hypertension.
___________ hypertension is high blood pressure that doesn't have a known secondary cause.
Not all conditions that lead to heart failure can be reversed, but treatments can _________ the signs and symptoms of heart failure and help you live longer.
Down
As the body ________, it makes the heart failure worse.
____ _____ heart failure causes fluid to back up into the lungs.
The ______ ______ typically has no symptoms until after it has done significant damage to the heart and arteries.
_______ resistance can cause hypertension or vice versa.
130/80: _____ _____
Hypertension is the leading cause of _____.
B-type ________ peptide levels in your blood go up when your heart failure gets worse and go down when it gets better.
A variety of _______ are aimed at reducing preload and afterload and increasing contractility.
The amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of diastole.
______ _______ is an unmodifiable risk factor for hypertension.
Right-sided heart failure may cause _________ jugular veins.
If untreated, pulmonary edema will lead to respiratory _______.
Heart failure can be ________.
ACE inhibitors have helped to decrease ________ of heart failure by 60%.
Can be an early sign of hypertension.
Too little _________ in your diet may cause hypertension.
When crackles are higher than the posterior bases, acute HF has occurred and a _______ is needed .