Patho
Risk Factors
Signs & Symptoms
Drugs
Nursing Diagnosis
100
The main blame for Congestive Heart Failure
What is Myocardial Infarction?
100
#1 risk factor
What is Myocardial Infarction?
100
Mary noticing her airpits on her shirt being wet, represents this symptom of CHF
What is excessive sweating?
100
A type of diuretic
What is Lasix(Furosemide) or Bumax(bumetanide)?
100
Main nursing diagnosis used with CHF patients
What is decreased cardiac output?
200
Two main types of heart failure
What is Left-sided and Right-sided?
200
Factor when a person reaches a certain time in their life when body systems begin to decrease
What is advancing age?
200
An enlarged heart
What is Cardiomegaly?
200
They increase venous capacity
What is vasodilators?
200
This nursing diagnosis applies to Betty who has an unsteady gait and needs assistance ambulating
What is r/f falls and/or activity intolerance?
300

Elevated pressure in the capillaries of the lungs causes fluid to be pushed into this space

What is interstitial space?

300
The nurse tried to tell patient Bob that he needed to stop his bad habits because this would increase the risk of CHF
What is cigarette smoking?
300
Fancy word for when a patient with CHF is short of breath
What is dyspnea?
300
Carvedilol and Metaprolol
What are Beta-Adrenergic Blockers?
300
Larry is admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of CHF with this nursing diagnosis; patient stated "it feels like an elephant is sitting on my chest"
What is acute/chronic pain r/t angina?
400

In right-sided failure, the right ventricle doesn't pump normally resulting in decreased ventricular emptying that backs up into _____

What is the pulmonary arteries?

400
Fred goes to McDonald's and KFC everyday for lunch and dinner and he wonders why he is in the hospital for CHF. This risk factor demonstrates this scenario
What is high cholesterol diet?
400
A weak dorsalis pedis, rapid heart rate, and lowered blood pressure is a patient with _________
What is CHF?
400
Joe was given this type of drug to help with his underlying condition of CHF in the morning and then again before 4 p.m.
What is a diuretic?
400
Ted has excess fluid volume and was taught be the nurse to do this everyday
What is a daily weight?
500

Syndrome in which the heart fails to pump adequate blood throughout the body resulting in congestion of pulmonary or systemic circulation

What is CHF?

500

Stenos and Flappy

What is valve problems that cause heart failure?

500
Sue the nurse listened to Ed the patient's chest and heard whistling and the sound rice krispies make in milk, she described this sign and symptom of CHF
What is crackles and wheezes?
500

Research was done indicating that this drug is associated with an improvement in left atrial appendage function

What is Carvedilol?

500

Patient has a decreased urine output, fatigue, abnormal heart sounds, with cold, clammy skin and should be placed in which position of comfort

What is semi-Fowler's or high-Fowler's position with legs down or position of comfort?

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