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Congestive Heart Failure Flashcards

1
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What is the common denominator for heart failure?

A

Elevated atrial pressure
Right heart: >6mmHg
Left heart: >12mmHg

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Which conditions can cause right heart failure while having normal/low ventricular diastolic pressure?

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  1. Tricuspid Valve Obstruction

2. Carcinoid

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Which conditions can cause right heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure due to increased afterload?

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  1. Pulmonary Thromboembolism

2. Chronic left heart failure

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Which conditions can cause right heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure due to decreased contractility?

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Ebstein’s Anomaly

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Which conditions can cause right heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure due to volume overload?

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  1. Tricuspid Regurgitation

2. ASD

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Which conditions can cause right heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure that doesn’t cause dilation?

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  1. Pulmonary Stenosis
  2. Pulmonary Hypertension
  3. Amyloid
  4. Pericardial Tamponade
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Which conditions can cause left heart failure while having normal/low ventricular diastolic pressure?

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Rheumatic Mitral stenosis
Mitral Regurgitation
LA thrombus
LA myxoma

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Which conditions can cause left heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure due to increased afterload?

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Coaractation of Aorta

Aortic Stenosis

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Which conditions can cause left heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure due to decreased contractility?

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Dilated CM
Myocarditis
CAD
Aneurysm
MI
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Which conditions can cause left heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure due to volume overload?

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Acute Aortic Regurgitation

VSD

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Which conditions can cause left heart failure while having elevated ventricular pressure that doesn’t cause dilation?

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Hypertension, Aortic stenosis

Amyloid, Constrictive Pericarditis, Pericardial Tamponade

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What are the symptoms of Right heart failure?

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Venous congestion
Enlarged Liver
Peripheral and Pitting Edema

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What are the symptoms of left heart failure?

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Dyspnea on Exertion
Orthopnea
PND

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How do you prevent the RAAS and SNS from being activated in a Heart failure pt?

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ACEI/ARB and Beta-blockers

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