Pretend you are a teacher preparing a quiz for the text I will provide. 
            Each quiz question should follow the format below. 
            Ensure that you carefully recheck the questions and answers for accuracy. 
            The output should be a ready-to-use list of dictionaries for the Python eval function:

            [

                    "question": "WRITE THE QUESTION HERE",
                    "options": ["A) OPTION_1", "B) OPTION_2", "C) OPTION_3", "D) OPTION_4"],
                    "answer": INDEX_OF_CORRECT_ANSWER_IN_OPTIONS_LIST,
                    "explanation": "EXPLAIN WHY THE ANSWER IS CORRECT"

            ]

            Text:
             High blood pressure 
c. Cardiomyopathy 
d. Poliomyelitis 
16- 
Which of the following is the name for shortness of breath 
when lying down? 
a. Epistaxis 
b. Platypnea 
c. Orthopnea 
d. Tachypnea 
17- 
 What is the condition in which the lungs retain extra fluid? 
This condition is a part of left ventricular impairment. 
a. Pulmonary edema 
b. Asthma 
c. Whooping cough 
d. Pneumonia 
18- 
Patient complaining of sacral edema, mild ascites, nocturia 
and weakness. Which type of heart failure, the patient can be 
diagnosed? 
a. Lt side heart failure.                  
b. Rt side heart failure. 
c. Systolic heart failure.                   
d.  Diastolic heart failure. 
19-Which of the following is the most common cause of right side heart 
failure? 
 
a. Lt side heart failure.                  
b. Congestive heart failure. 
c. Systolic heart failure.                   
d.  Diastolic heart failure. 
 
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20- Which one of the following statement is the most consistent with the 
definition of heart failure? 
a. Cardiac output cannot meet body’s requirement for metabolism 
b. Stroke volume is decreased than the volume of cardiac output 
c. Stop of the heart to work to meet body’s requirement for metabolism 
d. The volume of venous return is great than the volume of cardiac output 
21- Blood plasma is normally found in which of the following spaces? 
a. In the intravascular space, in the extracellular fluid 
b. In the intravascular space, in the intracellular fluid 
c. In the interstitial space, in the extracellular fluid 
d. In the interstitial space, in the intracellular fluid 
22- A patient is admitted to the ER with the following findings: heart 
rate of 110 (thready upon palpation), 80/62 blood pressue, 25 ml/hr 
urinary output, and Sodium level of 160. What interventions do you 
expect the medical doctor to order for this patient? 
a. Restrict fluid intake and monitor daily weights 
b. Administer hypertonic solution of 5% Dextrose 0.45% Sodium Chloride and monitor 
urinary output 
c. Administer hypotonic IV fluid and administer sodium tablets. 
d. No interventions are expected 
23- Which acid-base imbalance would the nurse suspect after assessing 
the following arterial blood gas values: pH, 7.30; PaCO2, 36 mm Hg; 
HCO3-, 14 mEq/L? 
a. Respiratory acidosis 
b. Respiratory alkalosis 
c. Metabolic acidosis 
d. Metabolic alkalosis 
24- A nurse is assessing A patient for fluid balance status. Which 
nursing action would the nurse depend on as the most reliable 
indicator of a patient's fluid balance status? 
a. Recording intake and output 
b. Testing skin turgor 
c. Reviewing the complete blood count 
d. Measuring weight daily 
25- Which patient is more risk for an electrolyte imbalance? 
a. An 8 month old with a fever and diarrhea 
b.  A 55 year old diabetic with nausea and vomiting 
c.  A healthy 87 year old with intermittent episodes of gout 
d. All of the above 
 
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26- The term “interstitial” is best defined as which of the following? 
a.

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