CHF

Question 1

What is CHF?

Answer 1

Heart’s ventricular chamber’s ability to pump and fill is weakened or impaired causing the circulation of the blood to reduce

Question 2

What kind of condition is CHF

Answer 2

progressive condition, can be managed but not cured

Question 3

Whos most likely to develop CHF

Answer 3

Men are more likely to develop HF while also more likely to develop at young age – but the difference grows less with age

Question 4

Etiology of CHF

Answer 4

CAD

Hypertension

 Cardiomyopathy

 MI heart attack

Question 5

Non-modifiable Risk Factors of CHF

Answer 5

African Heritage

Congenital Heart Defects

Previous Heart Conditions

Arrhythmias – irregular heartbeats

Question 6

Signs & Symptoms of CHF

Answer 6

LEFT SIDED: SOB

RIGHT SIDED: Swelling (in legs, ankles, abdomen)

Both: persistent cough, fatigue, nausea, confusion

Question 7

Systolic Heart Failure

Answer 7

Left Sided HF

involves the heart’s inability to contract properly

Question 8

Diastolic Heart Failure

Answer 8

Left Sided HF: is due to the heart’s inability to relax and fill with blood.

Question 9

Right-sided Heart Failure

Answer 9

Happens when the right ventricle can’t pump blood to the lungs effectively, often as a result of left-sided heart failure.

Question 10

Tests to identify CHF:

Answer 10

 ECHO
 BNP Blood Tests
 Chest X-Ray
 EKG
 Cardiac Catherization

Question 11

Surgeries used for CHF

Answer 11

Pacemaker of Heart Transplant

Question 12

Stages of CHF:

Answer 12

 At high risk for CHF
 CHF Without symptoms
 CHF with Symptoms
 Advanced CHF

Question 13

What is the most common cause of right-sided failure

Answer 13

 Left–sided Heart Failure