Signs and Symptoms
A CONDITION CAUSED BY AN EXCESS OF FLUID COLLECTING IN THE CAVITIES OR TISSUES OF THE BODY
What is Edema?
REMOVES EXCESS FLUID, REDUCES SWELLING AND EASE THE STRAIN ON THE HEART
Ex. Furosemide (Lasix®)
What is diuretics?
PATIENT HAS HAD TROUBLE BREATHING AFTER A GAME OF TENNIS, IT STOPS WHEN SHE LAYS DOWN
What is Use Caution/Yellow phase?
REDUCES THE RISK OF DISEASE AND DEATH FROM CVD, REDUCES THE RISK OF COPD, STROKE, LUNG CANCER
What is Smoking Cessation?
What is Heart Failure?
OCCURS WHEN YOU’RE NOT GETTING ENOUGH OXYGEN AND YOUR CHEST MAY FEEL TIGHT; PERSISTENT COUGHING
What is shortness of breath?
SLOWS HEART RATE REDUCE STRAIN, AND IMPROVE HEART FUNCTION
Ex. Metoprolol (Toprol®)
What are Beta Blockers?
PATIENT GAINED 1 POUND AFTER CUTTING OUT SODIUM FROM HIS DIET
What is excellent/green phase?
REDUCING THIS MINERAL WILL HELP PREVENT EDEMA/SWELLING
What is sodium?
REDUCED EJECTION FRACTION FOR SOMEONE WITH HEART FAILURE
What is less than 40%?
CAUSE BY OVEREATING, PHYSICAL INACTIVITY, AGE, MEDICATION SIDE EFFECTS, WATER RETENTION
IMPROVES SUGAR CONTROL, DECREASE BODY WEIGHT AND BLOOD PRESSURE
Ex. Empagliflozin (Jardiance®)
What are SGLT-2 Inhibitors?
PATIENT LASHES OUT AT STAFF, STATES HE IS IN YEAR 2009, AND FELL 2X IN THE MORNING. THIS IS ABNORMAL FOR HIM, HES USUALLY A SWEET GUY
What is warning/red phase?
INCREASE ENERGY LEVELS SO YOU CAN DO MORE ACTIVITIES WITHOUT BECOMING TIRED OR SOB; STRENGTHEN THE HEART AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM
What is exercise?
THE TWO MOST COMMON CAUSES OF HEART FAILURE
What is High Blood Pressure and Coronary Artery Disease?
WHEN THERE IS LOW BLOOD CIRCULATION TO THE BRAIN DUE TO A FAILING HEART
What is confusion/dizziness?
PAIN MEDICATIONS THAT INCREASE CARDIOVASCULAR EVENT AND INCREASE BLOOD PRESSURE
Ex. (Celebrex®)
What are NSAIDs?
PATIENT GAINED 5 LBS LAST WEEK, LATELY SHE’S HAVING TROUBLE SLEEPING BUT IT IMPROVES WITH ONE PILLOW
What is Caution/yellow phase?
MAY PREVENT OR REDUCE SERIOUS COMPLICATIONS FROM PATHOGENS AND LOWER ALL CAUSE MORTALITY AMONG HIGH RISK PERSONS
What is vaccination?
One in ___ persons will develop heart failure in their lifetime.
What is four?
IN HEART FAILURE, THE HEART ISN'T PUMPING OUT ENOUGH BLOOD TO THE BODY. TO COMPENSATE, THE HEARTRATE WILL _____
What is Increase?
KILLS ABNORMAL CELLS THAT DIVIDE UNCONTROLLABLY BUT MAY CAUSE CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION/HF
Ex. Cisplatin
What are oncologic/chemotherapy agents?
PATIENT HAS A LOSS OF APPETITE & UNABLE TO EAT ANYTHING, HE’S GAINED 2 LBS, AND SHORTNESS OF BREATH AT REST
What is the Warning/Red phase?
PATIENTS SHOULD AIM TO WEIGH THEMSELVES DAILY. A PATIENT THAT GAINS MORE THAN ___ POUNDS IN ONE WEEK, SHOULD REACH OUT TO THEIR PROVIDER
What is 5 or more pounds?
AMOUNT OF SODIUM THAT THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION RECOMMENDS PER DAY
WHAT IS 1,500 -2,300 MILLIGRAMS PER DAY?