17. Heart Failure II - Diagnosis & Treatment Flashcards
What is S2?
aortic/pulmonary valve closure
A right heart catheterization gives what measurements?
pressures (CVP/RA, RV, PA, PCWP) and flow (Fick CO- O2 consumption measure, and thermodilation CO- timed flow measure)
Name 3 signs of low flow in HF.
- cool extremities 2. tachycardia 3. low pulse pressure
What is S1?
the mitral/tricuspid valve closure
What is Acute pulmonary edema?
- Acute intense shortness of breath – Occurs once fluid retention / left atrial pressure overwhelms compensatory mechanisms (e.g. lymphatic fluid return) – Fluid spills from the pulmonary vasculature into the interstitial space and then into the alveoli, producing hypoxia – Increase vascular prominence on CXR first, followed by “fluffy” infiltrates
An S3 gallop is thought to be caused by _____.
rapid expansion of the ventricular walls in early diastole
An S4 gallop is caused by _____.
atria contracting forcefully in an effort to overcome an abnormally stiff or hypertrophic LV
Decreased cardiac output causes what symptom of HF?
symptoms of decreased organ perfusion
With a person lying flat or with JVD in HF, the _____ fills with blood. Thus the neck veins will appear full on visual examination. More importantly, they will transmit pressure changes in the right atrium as waves.
jugular vein (internal and external)
_____ = CVP = right atrial pressure
JVP
What is a right heart catheterization?
A plastic catheter introduced into one of the major veins and then “floated” through the right heart into the pulmonary artery - Has a balloon on the end of it to help blood flow carry it into the lungs - The balloon also allows a branch of the pulmonary artery to be occluded so that the downstream pressure (post-capillary wedge pressure [PCWP]) can be measured, which is equivalent to the left atrial pressure / left-sided filling pressure.
EF = ?
(end diastolic - end systolic volume) / end diastolic volume
What does an echo tell?
LVEF (systolic function) Chamber size (dilation) LV wall thickness (hypertrophy) Measures of relaxation (diastology) Valvular anatomy and function Estimated filling pressures (LA, CVP) Estimated pulmonary pressures (pulmonary hypertension)
An _____ is caused by atria contracting forcefully in an effort to overcome an abnormally stiff or hypertrophic LV.
S4 gallop
What does PND stand for?
Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
By definition, what is absent in A-fib?
S4 gallops
What are 2 other names for a R heart catheterization?
Pulmonary Artery (PA) Catheter, or a Swan-Ganz catheter
Decreased cardiac output (low flow) causes what symptoms of HF?
- decreased muscle perfusion 2. decreased gut perfusion 3. decreased kidney perfusion 4. exercise intolerance
Name 3 signs of elevated R sided pressures.
- edema 2. hepatic congestion/hepatomegaly 3. JVD, increased central venous pressure (CVP)