Congestive Heart Failure

Patho

100

The main blame for Congestive Heart Failure

What is Myocardial Infarction?

200

Two main types of heart failure

What is Left-sided and Right-sided?

300

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

What is interstitial space?

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?

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?

Risk Factors

100

#1 risk factor

What is Myocardial Infarction?

200

Factor when a person reaches a certain time in their life when body systems begin to decrease

What is advancing age?

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?

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?

500

Stenos and Flappy

What is valve problems that cause heart failure?

Signs & Symptoms

100

Mary noticing her armpits on her shirt being wet, represents this symptom of CHF

What is excessive sweating?

200

An enlarged heart

What is Cardiomegaly?

300

Fancy word for when a patient with CHF is short of breath

What is dyspnea?

400

A weak dorsalis pedis, rapid heart rate, and lowered blood pressure is a patient with _________

What is CHF?

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?

Drugs

100

A type of diuretic

What is Lasix(Furosemide)?

200

They increase venous capacity

What is vasodilators?

300

Carvedilol and Metaprolol

What are Beta-Adrenergic Blockers?

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?

500

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

What is Carvedilol?

Nursing Diagnosis

100

Main nursing diagnosis used with CHF patients

What is decreased cardiac output?

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

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 pain r/t angina?

400

Ted has excess fluid volume and was taught be the nurse to do this everyday

What is a daily weight?

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?