Congestive Heart Failure Flashcards
CHF
causes
10
- MI
- arrhythmias
- uncontrolled HTN
- dietary/med noncompliance
- substance abuse
- anemia
- hyper thyroidism
- AKI
- PE
- sepsis
CHF
what is it?
sx of hypervolemia due to impaired cardiac function (decreased filling/decreased squeezing)
CHF
normal EF
55-65%
CHF
what do you need to differentiate? how do you do it?
- HFpEF vs HFrEF
- echo
CHF
describe Stage A
pateitns at risk for CHF but without sx, structural changes, or elevated biomarkers
CHF
describe Stage B
patients without current sympoms of CHF, but has one of the following:
* structural heart disease
* abnormal cardiac function
* elevated cardiac biomarkers
CHF
describe stage C
patients with current or prior symptoms and/or structural changes and/or elevated cardiac biomarkers
CHF
describe Stage D
severe sx at rest, recurrent hospitalizations despite GDMT, intolerant to GDMT, requires advanced therapies (transplant, mechanical circulation), palliative care
CHF
a pt present with new dx of CHF. Echo shows EF is 55%. What is the best documentation?
acute HFpEF
CHF
presentation of right sided
3
- pedal edema
- abdominal bloating
- nausea/decreased appetite
CHF
presentation of left sided
4
- DOE/SOB
- orthopnea
- cough
- decreased exercise tolerance
CHF
Physical Exam Findings of Right Sided
6
- distended neck veins (JVP > 8cm)
- abd distension
- pedal edema (1-4+)
- hepatojugular reflux
- ascites
- liver enlargement/tenderness
CHF
PE findings of left sided
3
- rales/crackles/wheezes
- dullness to percussion
- S3, S4, or gallop
signs/sx of low perfusion
6
- narrow pulse pressure
- sleepy
- low sodium
- cool extremities
- hypotension on ACE
- renal/hepatic dysfunction
signs/sx of congestion
6
- orthopnea/PND
- JVP distension
- hepatomegaly
- edema
- rales
- abd jugular reflux