* 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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Heart failure is a very common disease; whereby around 670‚000 people are diagnosed with the disease every year (Lien‚ & Alexis‚ 2012). There is increased hospitalization of people aged above 65 years because of congestive heart failure. It is characterized with the slow movement of the blood through the heart and an increased pressure in the heart. The heart fails to pump adequate oxygen and nutrients in the body satisfaction. Because of retention of salt and fluid‚ one might have kidney problems
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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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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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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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Running head: CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE Congestive Heart Failure – Case Study Pathophysiology – BSRN – 420 Instructors: October 10‚ 2010 Report on Congestive Heart Failure The heart is a muscle‚ the most important one in the body. It works like a pump; it receives blood from the body and pumps the blood into the lungs‚ where it receives oxygen. This oxygen rich blood is then pumped out in to the body system to nourish the body. Congestive heart failure occurs when this pumping
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Congestive Heart Failure: The Many Differences Kelly Strunk Wilmington University Comparison or Contrast Essay Congestive Heart Failure: The Many Differences Congestive heart failure is a very common disease. While many other forms of heart disease have become less common‚ heart failure has been increasing. Congestive heart failure has become the most common diagnosis in the hospital for patients over 65 years of age. Diastolic heart failure accounts for up to 40% of patients with congestive
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Treating Heart Failure When a patient’s heart is no longer able to pump a sufficient amount of blood around the body‚ they are referred to as having heart failure. The heart muscle has been damaged or overworked and is therefore unable to pump as effectively as before. Coronary heart disease is the most common cause of heart failure‚ cardiomyopathy and hypertension are also implicated (Peterson et al‚ 2002). Heart failure can present acutely or chronically. Chronic heart failure tends to worsen
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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 has iron- deficiency anemia. Further test needs
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Subject 1:The 50 year-old man‚(HDL) cholesterol =30mg/dl‚ Which is an undesirable level of HDL is any level below 40 mg/dL (1.04 mmol/L). In this case‚ low HDL levels may help to contribute to heart disease. low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol = 160 mg/dL‚ LDL levels between 160 – 189 mg/dL (4.14 - 4.90 mmol/L) are considered high. triglycerides = 300 mg/dL‚ Levels between 200-499 mg/dL (2.26-5.63 mmol/L) are considered high. This 50 year-old man is at high risk for heart attack‚stroke
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