4. List the goals in the interdisciplinary care of a patient with chronic heart failure.…
Congestive heart Failure occurs when your heart muscle doesn't pump blood as well as it should. Some conditions such as narowed arteries in your heart artery or high blood pressure, gradually leave your heart to weak or stiff to fill up and pump efficiently.…
Great post! It is so true that many of the hospital readmissions are related to chronic illness of heart attack, heart failure, pneumonia and lung disease. I also believe that patients should be educated about their illness, the importance of staying compliance with their medication regimen, signs and symptoms as well as side effects of the medications. This should start on the day of admission. Interdisciplinary collaboration and effective communication are significant mechanisms to these strategies. I think the implementation of this practice will enormously reduce the incidence of hospital readmission, consequently, improve patient’s health outcomes, reduce hospital cost/bills and increase patients and family satisfaction.…
No such therapies have been discovered for diastolic heart failure; however, angiotensin receptive blocking agents have the potential to decrease morbidity in the patients, but not the mortality. (Chatterjee 574). Although patients with diastolic heart failure have a lower annual mortality rate than patients with systolic heart failure, they have a higher rate than the general population. (Chatterjee 574). They also have hospitalization rates similar to those of patients with systolic heart failure. These observations emphasize diastolic heart failure as an important contributor to morbidity, mortality, and health care costs, and highlight the need for further research and clinical trials examining this condition. (Chatterjee 572). Differentiating between systolic and diastolic dysfunction is essential because their long-term treatments are. The treatments of choice in patients with systolic dysfunction are ACE inhibitors, digoxin, diuretics and beta blockers. In patients with diastolic dysfunction, the cornerstones of treatment depend on the underlying cause. (Chatterjee…
After further questioning you learn she is strictly following the fl uid and salt restriction ordered during…
Dawidczik, V. A. (2003). Education of the patient with congestive heart failure (Order No. 1417795). Available…
* Place the patient in Fowler's position and give him supplemental oxygen to help him breathe more easily. Organize all activity to provide maximum rest periods…
According to a recent study, people over 40 have a 1 in 5 chance of developing Congestive Heart Failure in their lifetime. Nearly 5 million people in the United States—mostly older adults—already have Congestive Heart Failure, and the number of people with Congestive Heart Failure keeps rising. About 550,000 people develop Congestive Heart Failure each year. This is because people are living longer and surviving heart attacks and other medical conditions that put them at risk for Congestive Heart Failure. People who have other types of heart and vessel disease are also at risk for Congestive Heart Failure.…
Congestive heart failure, also called CHF, is a serious disease when the heart muscles have been damaged or has to work hard due to other diseases. Common complications of a heart attack and other types of heart disease that damage the heart can result in CHF. Congestive heart disease can affect both right and left sides of the heart, but can affect one more than the other.…
* What is congestive heart failure and what medications are used to make a person comfortable…
• Hall, P., & Morris, M. (2010, November/December). Improving heart failure in home care with chronic disease management and…
Heart failure is serious disease that contributes to death of heart disease. In order to accomplish this essay, I have used four key terms ,which are heart failure, causes, signs, us adults, in electronic data base. Heart failure is one of most medical problem that physicians face. It is characterized as a serious problem because heart failure cannot be cured but only can be managed (1). It is also considered as one of life style disease. It has many causes that is related to patients' life style. There are many symptoms and signs show if the person has a risk for heart failure such as chest pain and pain in the left arm.…
results, and any testing that has been completed in the past few months for comparison.…
Congestive heart failure is a chronic illness that affects nearly 5.7 million Americans (Piamjariyakul, Smith, Werkowitch, & Elyachar, 2012). Nearly 700,000…
Along with diabetes, I also have a family history of heart issues, mainly heart disease. Because heart related issues are the leading cause of death and among adults 65 and older, and tend to have a high mortality rate for women, I will need to be monitored by my doctor as I advance in age . Along with these to issues and any other medial issues that may arise, I will not self diagnose, but rather seek out medical advice from my primary physician.…