Great post! It is so true that many of the hospital readmissions are related to chronic illness of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and lung disease. I also believe that patients should be educated about their illness, the importance of staying compliance with their medication regimen, signs and symptoms as well as side effects of the medications. This should start on the day of admission. Interdisciplinary collaboration and effective communication are significant mechanisms to these strategies. I think the implementation of this practice will enormously reduce the incidence of hospital readmission, consequently, improve patient’s health outcomes, reduce hospital cost/bills and increase patients and family satisfaction.…
4. List the goals in the interdisciplinary care of a patient with chronic heart failure.…
Congestive heart Failure occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. Some conditions such as narowed arteries in your heart artery or high blood pressure, gradually leave your heart to weak or stiff to fill up and pump efficiently.…
No such therapies have been discovered for diastolic heart failure; however, angiotensin receptive blocking agents have the potential to decrease morbidity in the patients, but not the mortality. (Chatterjee 574). Although patients with diastolic heart failure have a lower annual mortality rate than patients with systolic heart failure, they have a higher rate than the general population. (Chatterjee 574). They also have hospitalization rates similar to those of patients with systolic heart failure. These observations emphasize diastolic heart failure as an important contributor to morbidity, mortality, and health care costs, and highlight the need for further research and clinical trials examining this condition. (Chatterjee 572). Differentiating between systolic and diastolic dysfunction is essential because their long-term treatments are. The treatments of choice in patients with systolic dysfunction are ACE inhibitors, digoxin, diuretics and beta blockers. In patients with diastolic dysfunction, the cornerstones of treatment depend on the underlying cause. (Chatterjee…
1. Think about a real world: Diagnosis Congestive heart failure (CHF), non compliance with daily weight or diet/situation.…
After further questioning you learn she is strictly following the fl uid and salt restriction ordered during…
Dawidczik, V. A. (2003). Education of the patient with congestive heart failure (Order No. 1417795). Available…
• Hall, P., & Morris, M. (2010, November/December). Improving heart failure in home care with chronic disease management and…
* What is congestive heart failure and what medications are used to make a person comfortable…
Currently, the simplest method to counteract congestive heart failure is the use of medication. Medication can be effective if the heart is treated during the initial stages of the failure; however, if the heart is already in end stage congestive heart failure, medication is highly ineffective [Gorman and Park, 2001]. For people with a heart in the end stage of congestive heart failure, heart transplant surgery is the only biological alternative available. During heart transplant surgery, the diseased heart is removed and replaced with a healthy heart that was donated by a person who had died for other reasons. However, due to the relatively small number of donor hearts that become available each year, many people with end stage congestive heart failure die while waiting to receive a donated…
Heart failure is serious disease that contributes to death of heart disease. In order to accomplish this essay, I have used four key terms ,which are heart failure, causes, signs, us adults, in electronic data base. Heart failure is one of most medical problem that physicians face. It is characterized as a serious problem because heart failure cannot be cured but only can be managed (1). It is also considered as one of life style disease. It has many causes that is related to patients' life style. There are many symptoms and signs show if the person has a risk for heart failure such as chest pain and pain in the left arm.…
Heart failure requires you to pay close attention to changes in symptoms. Reduce your chances of hospital visits by understanding your symptoms and knowing when they signal trouble. Learn what warning signs to watch for.…
results, and any testing that has been completed in the past few months for comparison.…
Along with diabetes, I also have a family history of heart issues, mainly heart disease. Because heart related issues are the leading cause of death and among adults 65 and older, and tend to have a high mortality rate for women, I will need to be monitored by my doctor as I advance in age . Along with these to issues and any other medial issues that may arise, I will not self diagnose, but rather seek out medical advice from my primary physician.…
Congestive heart failure is a chronic illness that affects nearly 5.7 million Americans (Piamjariyakul, Smith, Werkowitch, & Elyachar, 2012). Nearly 700,000…