Medications
Helps your body get rid of extra water and sodium.
What is a diuretic?
A diet that a CHF patient should follow.
What is a cardiac (heart healthy) diet?
This is received from the superior and inferior vena cava into the right atrium.
What is deoxygenated blood?
This needs to be reviewed with the patient prior to being discharged.
What is medications?
These heart sounds may be heard in patients with heart failure.
What is S3 & S4?
Lowers blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels and helping them to open.
What is a Vasodilator?
The patient should avoid or limit these items.
The left atrium receives blood from here.
What is the four pulmonary veins?
This person helps coordinate care for the patient, even after discharge.
Pulmonary congestion is a sign of this heart failure.
What is left-sided?
Lowers the blood pressure and slows the heart rate.
What is a beta blocker?
A heart healthy diet follows these guidelines.
What is low in saturated fat, sodium, added sugars, and avoid trans fats?
It triggers an increase in heart rate, an increase in cardiac contractility, and peripheral vasoconstriction.
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
This needs to be setup before the patient is discharged.
What is a follow up appointment?
Dependent edema is a sign of this heart failure.
What is right side?
What is an ARNI? (Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor)
What is 1500 miligrams a day or less?
This type of heart failure causes decreased tissue perfusion, pulmonary congestion, and increased pressure in the pulmonary vessels.
What is left sided heart failure?
This person should be involved in the discharge process in case the patient needs support.
Who is the caregiver?
These are modifiable and nonmodifiable.
What is Digoxin?
The patient should monitor this daily.
What is a daily weight?
This happens when the heart can not pump enough blood to meet your body's demand.
What is high output HF
What is compliance?
This diagnostic and labs assist in diagnosing heart failure.
What is ECHO and BNP?