to monitor his fluid status very carefully? C.W has a past medical history of congestive heart failure (CHF). According to an article on Johns Hopkins Medical website‚ a congestive heart failure is when the heart does not pump well to meet the oxygen needs of the body. It is mostly caused by cardiomyopathy or other forms of heart diseases. The heart muscles becomes weak with patients with CHF. When this happens‚ blood returns to the heart and gets congested due to inability to pump blood out of the
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physical exam • LV function assessment—h/o CABG‚ h/o CHF‚ New CHF by physical exam‚ acute MI‚ old MI‚ periodic assessment of EF < 40%‚ pt on chemo with cardio toxic agents • Before sending pt to Cardiology • Suspected valvular endocarditis • Prosthetic valve assessment • Valvular heart disease • Congenital heart disease • Pericardial heart disease • Suspected hypertrophic cardiomyopathy • Acute cardio-pulmonary dysfunction • Respiratory
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Study 3 – Congestive Heart Failure Patient Case Question 1. Based on the limited amount of information given above‚ do you suspect that this patient has developed left-sided CHF‚ right-sided CHF‚ or total CHF? right-sided CHF Patient Case Question 2. How did you arrive at your answer to Question 1? right-sided CHF = fluid may back up into your abdomen‚ legs and feet‚ causing swelling. Patient Case Question 3. What is a likely cause for this patient’s heart failure? Increasing age (over
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COORDINATING CARE 2 P.C. is a 60-year-old Caucasian female. She was hospitalized on January 17‚ 2012 with a chief complaint of “shortness of breath.” After examination she was diagnosed with congestive heart failure‚ (CHF). P.C. had two CT’s performed and they showed as follows: cardiomegaly with no signs of pleural effusion or pneumothorax and an embolism to the left upper lobe. P.C. had oxygen running at two liters per minute via a nasal cannula‚ a Foley catheter
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Artery Disease‚ Heart Attack‚ and lastly Cardiomyopathy. Coronary artery disease can develop in humans after years over time after years of fatty deposits in the vascular system (Arteriosclerosis). After a heart attack the heart muscles are weakened and cannot perform the way they could prior to the attack. Therefore‚ as the muscles lose their pumping ability the heart cannot work to its full potential causing for the heart to fail. Lastly in cardiomyopathy the heart fails because of other risk factors
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Q1: Causes of atrial fibrillation A 58-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with a-3-days history of difficulty breathing and unpleasant feeling of rapid and irregular heartbeats. Additional history taking reveals that she has a 7- week-history of unintentional weight loss‚ anxiety‚ and difficulty sleeping at night. She smokes 10 cigarettes per day for the past 15 years. Her blood pressure is 100/55 mmHg‚ temperature is 36.5 °C and her pulse is irregular at a rate of 140 to 150 beats
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Congestive Heart Failure Olasumbo Dada Liberty University Abstract The prevalence of congestive heart failure is on the increase both in the United States and all over the world‚ and it is the leading cause of hospitalization in the elderly population. Congestive heart failure is a progressive disease generally seen in the elderly‚ which if not properly managed‚ can lead to repeated hospital admissions or death. Heart failure means that the heart muscle is weakened. A weakened heart muscle
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congestive heart failure‚ the heart is not able to pump enough oxygen and nutrition to meet the requirements of the body and it may be chronic or acute. Heart failure is caused by many disorders that injure the heart muscles including‚ heart attack‚ cardiomyopathy‚ coronary artery disease‚ and conditions that overwork the heart‚ such as high blood pressure‚ diabetes‚ thyroid problems and kidney problems. At the point when a heart starts to fail‚ it causes additional liquid to develop in the body‚ and is
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Chosen Cardiovascular Disease or Disorder Treatment Modalities Cultural Beliefs/Practices Affecting this Disease Epidemiological Statistics Available Consumer Resources (ex. financing‚ information‚ support) Impact on Society Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Current treatments are focusing on improving the central cardiopulmonary abnormalities‚ such as decreased ejection fraction and increased capillary wedge pressure
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chest pain related to ischemic cardiomyopathy as evidenced by tightness in chest. Patient will be chest pain free for duration of shift. Assess for chest pain q 4 hours during shift. Monitor vital signs q 4 hours during shift. Educate patient on importance of lifestyle modifications such as weight loss. Goal was met. Pt was chest pain free during shift. NURSING DIAGNOSIS OUTCOME/GOALS INTERVENTIONS EVALUATION Excess fluid volume related to CHF as evidenced by patient weight
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