What is the first thing the patients do when they are diagnosed with CHF?
What is reduce their activity level in their lifestyle?
100
Name the medication group which can interrupt the RAAS system when the patients develop CHF
What is ACEs and ARBs
100
What do CHF patients need to follow strictly?
What is low sodium diet
100
What do most CHF patients complain of when they come to the ED?
What is difficulty breathing?
200
The common symptom the CHF patient will tell you
What is dyspnea on exertion?
200
How do the CHF patients feel when they have more hospitalization time?
What is anxiety or stress?
200
Name the medication group which can work on reducing the heart rate and blood pressure of the CHF patient; block the action of endogenous catecholamines epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) on adrenergic beta receptors, of the sympathetic nervous system, which mediates the fight-or-flight response.
What is Beta Blockers
200
What do the you teach your CHF patient to do when they wake up in the morning?
What is daily weight and check ankles for swelling
200
What medications can reduce afterload for exacerbated CHF patients?
What is ACE/ARB, nitrate, calcium channel blocker?
300
This sign goes along with the appearance of the extremities edema which the CHF patients experience
What is weight gain?
300
When the CHf patients can't go out for the social activity because of dyspnea, what will they feel?
What is depressed?
300
What does a nurse need to do before giving a cardiac medication to a CHF patient?
What is check vital signs and history
300
What do CHF patient's need to be encouraged to do annually?
What is get Flu vaccine?
300
What does the cardiac glycoside do to the heart in CHF patients?
What is slow HR and increase the force of contractility?
400
This sign you can see when the exacerbated CHF patients lie at 30-45 degrees on the bed.
What is JVD?
400
What do the CHF patients think about when they become isolated?
What is suicide?
400
What medication can relieve CHF exacerbation quickly by removing fluid; potassium wasting diuretic
What is Lasix?
400
The patient can get severely high blood pressure and CHF exacerbation if they don't _____
What is comply with the medication/regime
400
What is the infection the CHF patients usually get when they have CHF exacerbation?
What is pneumonia
500
What sign do the CHF patients have when they develop CHF exacerbation in the ED?
What is crackles in the lungs?
500
What are some main concerns about the CHF patient?
What are compliance, poor quality of life, rehospitalization
500
What do you need to monitor in CHF patients to prevent arrhythmias?
What are electrolytes; potassium level
500
What do CHF patients need to monitor every day? This is a must.
What is weight gain.
500
What is the lab value indicating that the CHF patients are having severe exacerbation?