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What is the focus of palliative care?
What is quality of life and symptom control over curative therapy, with no prognostic restrictions?
List 3 common symptoms of heart failure.
What are dyspnea, fatigue, and pulmonary edema?
What are two side effects of ACE inhibitors?
What are hypotension and cough?
What is the goal of self-management?
What is improving self-efficacy and clinical outcomes?
What is chronic stable angina?
What is predictable chest pain from reversible ischemia triggered by exertion or stress?
What defines primary palliative care?
What are the basic skills and proficiencies needed by all providers?
What does an LVAD do?
What is it takes over the work of the left ventricle in patients with advanced HF?
What is the purpose of beta blockers in HF?
What is to block the SNS effects to reduce heart rate and contractility
Who identifies concerns in self-management?
What is the client?
What triggers Prinzmetal’s angina?
What are smoking and substance use causing coronary vasospasm?
Who provides secondary palliative care?
What are specialists and organizations that offer consultation and specialty care?
What is a risk of implanted cardioverter defibrillators in palliative care?
What is they may prolong dying by preventing arrhythmia but not pump failure, and can worsen cardiac function?
Name 2 side effects of inotropic medications.
What are ventricular irritability and increased myocardial oxygen demand?
What are the 5 A’s of behavioural change?
What are Assess, Advise, Agree, Assist, and Arrange
What are 3 precipitating factors of CSA?
What are physical exertion, emotional stress, and heavy meals?
What is tertiary palliative care?
What are academic centers where complex cases are treated, researched, and taught?
What are 3 complications of heart failure?
What are pleural effusion, dysrhythmias, and renal failure?
How much sodium is recommended in the HF diet?
What is 1.5 grams per day?
What is self-efficacy in chronic disease management?
What is the belief in one’s ability to manage health problems independently?
Name 2 adverse effects of short-acting nitrates.
What are headache and hypotension?
How is hospice care different from general palliative care?
What is a subset of palliative care for life-limiting illness, focusing on team-based expert care, pain management, and emotional/spiritual support?
What are 3 ways heart failure is managed?
What are diuretics, oxygen therapy, and exercise (3–5x/week for 30–45 mins)?
What are the fluid intake guidelines for heart failure patients?
What is 1.5–2 liters per day (6–8 glasses of water)?
What skill does self-management promote?
What are problem-solving skills based on client concerns?
What are 3 complications of a myocardial infarction?
What are heart failure, dysrhythmias, and cardiogenic shock?