Congestive Heart Failure in Pets and Companion Animals Pets can suffer from both acute and chronic heart disease just like their human companions can. Heart disease can lead to congestive heart failure‚ a weakening of the heart that makes it impossible for it pump enough blood into the rest of the body. A surplus of fluid will then back up into a pet’s lungs and ultimately cause death. Congestive heart failure in dogs and cats has many causes and many symptoms. It can come on quickly in some cases
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problems. This paper discusses about two different cases- Ms. A with iron-deficiency anemia and Mr. P with congestive heart failure. Case study#1 “Anemia is a reduction in the total number of erythrocytes in the circulating blood or a decrease in the quality or quantity of hemoglobin” (McCance‚ Huether‚ 2010). Anemia results from decreased production of erythrocytes‚ chronic or acute blood loss‚ and excessive destruction of erythrocytes. With the given history and laboratory values of Ms. A‚ she
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Congestive Heart Failure Definition: Congestive Heart Failure‚ CFH‚ is a condition in which the heart is unable to supply enough blood the the rest of the body. When this condition occurs‚ the heart loses the ability to provide adequate blood flow to other organs such as the brain‚ liver‚ and the kidneys. Heart failure may be due to either the right‚ left or both ventricles. It is a long-term condition‚ but it can happen suddenly. There are many causes of CHF‚ which include Coronary Artery Disease
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Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure Beverly Baum‚ Chrysten Brown and Christina Bhowanidan Herzing University Nursing Care: Congestive Heart Failure The general population is living longer than ever before. The Federal Interagency on Aging-Related Statistics (2012) states “The number of older people will increase dramatically during 2010-2030 period. The older population in 2030 is projected to be twice as large as their counterparts in 2000‚ growing from 35 million to 72 million and
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Congested Heart Failure Education Sommer L. Kitchin NSG 4028 Concepts of Teaching & Learning May 16‚ 2015 Targeted Audience • Patients who have been diagnosed with heart failure also referred to as congested heart failure (CHF) including those newly diagnosed. • Family members to those with CHF‚ with a more stronger focus on those new to the diagnosis. • For those who do not have family members participating in the management of their care‚ but does have a strong support person and/or caregiver
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Congested Heart Failure (adapted from McGraw Hill Case Studies) Chief Complaint: 74-year-old woman with shortness of breath and swelling. History: Martha Wilmington‚ a 74-year-old woman with a history of rheumatic fever while in her twenties‚ presented to her physician with complaints of increasing shortness of breath ("dyspnea") upon exertion. She also noted that the typical swelling she’s had in her ankles for years has started to get worse over the past two months‚ making it especially
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* Congestive heart failure: a chronic disease that affects many people While People has to be willing to make a change in their life in order to prevent congestive heart failure.‚ Congestive heart failure is a chronic disease that could be prevented with a proper lifestyle change. Introduction- People have to be willing to make a change in their life in order to prevent congestive heart failure.‚ Congestive heart failure is a chronic disease that can be prevented with a proper lifestyle change
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Essay on Congestive Heart Failure According to a recent study‚ people over 40 have a 1 in 5 chance of developing Congestive Heart Failure in their lifetime. Nearly 5 million people in the United States—mostly older adults—already have Congestive Heart Failure‚ and the number of people with Congestive Heart Failure keeps rising. About 550‚000 people develop Congestive Heart Failure each year. This is because people are living longer and surviving heart attacks and other medical conditions that
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Congestive Heart Failure July 9‚ 2013 Congestive heart failure‚ also called CHF‚ is a serious disease when the heart muscles have been damaged or has to work hard due to other diseases. Common complications of a heart attack and other types of heart disease that damage the heart can result in CHF. Congestive heart disease can affect both right and left sides of the heart‚ but can affect one more than the other. In left-sided congestive heart failure‚ the left side is damaged and is unable
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Congestive Heart Failure Christina Cabrera Mayra Cortez Serina Markham Irina Peters Prevalence & incidence of CHF Mortality Rate: 4.1% 5.1 million people in the US have CHF National Cost is $32 billion each year 550‚000 are diagnosed each year. Congestive heart failure (CHF): Clinical Presentation Also known as Heart Failure Impaired cardiac pumping and/or filling action Associated with Cardiovascular diseases Chronic hypertension Coronary artery disease
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