Heart Failure: A Case Study
DQ 3 Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body’s tissues. Heart failure that develops slowly over time is usually a result of other conditions. Conditions such as high blood pressure, coronary artery disease, serve lung disease, diabetes, obesity, thyroid disorders, life style reasons, gender and even ethnicity. These types of conditions tend weaken and damage the heart over time Heart Failure can also occur suddenly as the result of direct damage to the heart muscle itself (University of Maryland Medical Center, 2014). Heart failure also occurs when the heart muscle is unable to pump out all the blood that enters its chambers causing congestion or like one cardiologist use
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Nurses must care for the invasive monitoring systems by the facilities protocol in order to prevent infections., line patency via hourly flushing of the system and zeroing the system every four hours or any changes of the patient position to obtain accurate pressures. Hourly nursing assessments are more frequent depending on the patient’s clinical status, involves a cardiovascular and respiratory assessment that focuses on response to treatment and identifying signs that indicate deterioration in the patient 's condition, such as an increase in the patient’s heart rate and respiratory rate, hypotension and decreased peripheral perfusion such as decreased capillary refill and cool peripheries. The medication regimen that has set up for Mrs. J …show more content…
By reducing the heart rate and the force of muscle contraction, metoprolol reduces the need for oxygen by heart muscle. Since heart pain, (angina) occurs when oxygen demand of the heart exceeds the supply of 02 in the body, as it is helps in slowing and regulating certain types of abnormally rapid heart rates/ and/or tachycardia’s.
IV morphine sulfate (Morphine) has been reported to reduce preload, heart rate, and possibly afterload, the net effect of which is a reduction in myocardial oxygen demand. Morphine helps in Reduction of sympathetic stimulation. Morphine helps reduces heart rate, cardiac work, and myocardial oxygen consumption. Morphine also releases moderate to severe
Nurses must care for the invasive monitoring systems by the facilities protocol in order to prevent infections., line patency via hourly flushing of the system and zeroing the system every four hours or any changes of the patient position to obtain accurate pressures. Hourly nursing assessments are more frequent depending on the patient’s clinical status, involves a cardiovascular and respiratory assessment that focuses on response to treatment and identifying signs that indicate deterioration in the patient 's condition, such as an increase in the patient’s heart rate and respiratory rate, hypotension and decreased peripheral perfusion such as decreased capillary refill and cool peripheries. The medication regimen that has set up for Mrs. J …show more content…
By reducing the heart rate and the force of muscle contraction, metoprolol reduces the need for oxygen by heart muscle. Since heart pain, (angina) occurs when oxygen demand of the heart exceeds the supply of 02 in the body, as it is helps in slowing and regulating certain types of abnormally rapid heart rates/ and/or tachycardia’s.
IV morphine sulfate (Morphine) has been reported to reduce preload, heart rate, and possibly afterload, the net effect of which is a reduction in myocardial oxygen demand. Morphine helps in Reduction of sympathetic stimulation. Morphine helps reduces heart rate, cardiac work, and myocardial oxygen consumption. Morphine also releases moderate to severe