Unit 9 - Heart Failure Flashcards
complex syndrome from disorders that impair ability of ventricles to fill and pump blood
heart failure
end result of conditions: CAD, AMI, structural/inflammatory heart disorders, excessive demands
heart failure
heart failure leads to _____ in cardiac output
drop
abnormal accumulation of fluid in interstitial tissues and lung alveoli
pulmonary edema
severe cardiac decomposition
cardiogenic pulmonary edema
3 primary compensatory mechanisms
- frank-starling mechanism
- neuroendocrine responses
- myocardial hypertrophy
incidence and prevalence increases with _____
age
_____ _____ > whites
african americans
most common risk factors
- coronary artery disease
- hypertension
- diabetes
Left or Right?
- fatigue, activity intolerance, dizziness, syncope, dyspnea, shortness of breath, cough orthopnea, cyanosis, inspiratory crackles, wheezes, S3 gallop
Left-sided failure
Left or Right?
- edema of feet, legs, sacrum, anorexia, nausea, right ypper quadrant pain, neck vein distention
right
Left or Right?
weight gain, nocturia, paroxysmal, nocturnal dyspnea
Trick question!
other manifestations
chronic heart failure is a terminal disease unless…
cardiac transplantation occurs
health promotion is to reduce _____ and _____
risk and incidence
