OhioHealth EMS Grand Rounds
Congestive Heart Failure
Bruce Fleishman, MD
Eric Cortez, MD, FACEP, FAEMS

Quiz Portion

Question Title

* 1. The definition of heart failure is the inability of the heart to keep up with the metabolic demands on the body.

True

False

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* 2. Due to the venodilation effect of Nitroglycerin, the paramedic needs to monitor the patient for all of the following EXCEPT

Increased Thirst

Hypotension

Dizziness

Headache