Interventions, diagnostic testing & Labs
Low sodium diet, fluid restriction, smoking cessation, and weight management.
What is self-management or what are life style modifications?
In their room
What is a swag bag and book
Milrinone
What is an ACE
All questions regarding these patients should go straight to Dr Marti, Dani or Courtney
What are post-transplant patients?
page 13
What are the Heart Failure Zones in the book
Daily intervention to determine fluid retention.
What is daily weight for HF patients?
Under their white board
What are daily goals
Dobutamine
What is a beta blocker
Advance heart failure patient admitted with a papercut
What is "should be on the Heart Failure Unit?"
New feature in office that eliminates need for previsit labwork?
What is I-Stat?
A hormone that helps regulate BP and fluid balance
What is brain natriuretic peptide (BNP)?
In their chart
What is a heart failure order set
Patient with a reduced EF
What is a calcium channel blocker (i.e. Cardizem)
3-5 day "Cardiology" follow up
What is should only be with Dr. Marti, Dani or Courtney
Implanted in the PA and helps assess volume status
What is the CardioMEMS
Sodium, magnesium, potassium, Creatinine, BNP, and ABG's.
What are electrolytes and other labs for monitoring patients with heart failure?
In their home
A scale
MAP <60
Heart Failure meds
Procedure for measuring hemodynamics
What is Right Heart Cath?
Advanced surgical option for HF either as bridge to transplant or destination therapy
What is LVAD?
Patient is in the "Yellow Zone"
What is CALL THE CLINIC
On their discharge paperwork
A scheduled 3-5 cardiology follow up and a 1-2 week PCP follow up
Patients should be off their ACE 36 hours prior to starting this medication
Entresto
Plan is to transfer patient to Atlanta with balloon pump
What is notify CICU or cath lab of plan ASAP
Beta blocker, ACE/ARB/ARNI, aldosterone antagonist
GDMT for HFrEF