Pathophysiology
2 types of CHF
What is right sided and left sided heart failure?
The medication that is given to patients who cant tolerate ACEIs or in conjunction with ACEIs
Ted has excess fluid volume and was taught be the nurse to do this everyday
What is a daily weight?
The name of the classification group for HF
What is the New York Heart Association?
Intervention where 3 pacing leads are involved
What is CRT?
In right-sided failure, the right ventricle doesn't pump normally resulting in decreased ventricular emptying that backs up into _____
What are the pulmonary arteries?
They increase venous capacity
Main nursing diagnosis used with CHF patients
What is decreased cardiac output?
Signs/Symptoms: decreased exercise tolerance, fluid retention, cool extremities
What is left sided heart failure?
Capable of identifying and terminating life threatening ventricular dysrhythmias
What is an ICD?
Syndrome in which the heart fails to pump adequate blood throughout the body resulting in congestion of pulmonary or systemic circulation
What is CHF?
A diuretic medication that acts rapidly for less responsive edema, and should be taken in the morning to prevent nocturia
What is furosemide (lasix)?
This key electrolyte is restricted in many CHF patients' diets.
What is sodium?
Signs/symptoms: JVD, elevated CVP, weakness, peripheral or sacral edema, hepatomegaly, jaundice
What is right sided heart failure?
What is ECMO?
An enlarged heart
What is an enlarged heart?
Carvedilol and Metaprolol
What are Beta-Adrenergic Blockers?
If a CHF patient exhibits the sign of: pink-frothy sputum, the nurse suspects this
What is pulmonary edema?
EF >40%
What is diastolic HF?
Positioned in the descending thoracic aorta and increases: coronary blood flow, cardiac output, urine output, improved mentatio
What is an intaaortic balloon pump?
This is the number one cause of heart failure
with reduced ejection fraction in the US
What is ischemia?
Commonly prescribed aldosterone Antagonist
What is Spironolactone?
This will help relieve dependent edema (swelling) of the lower extremities
What is elevating the legs?
EF <40%
What is systolic HF?
Battery-operated, mechanical pump-like device that’s surgically implanted. It helps maintain the pumping ability of a heart that can’t effectively work on its own.
What is LVAD?