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heart failure

heart faliure

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cardiac output fails to meet oxygen demands leads to heart failure
sudden onset of symptoms over hours or days acute heart failure
limitations on a daily basis chronic heart failure
failure of the left ventricle to fill or empty left sided heart failure
dre to pulmonary disease or pulmonary hypertension right sided heart failure
temp: 99.2, CO/CI: 4.0/1.8, HR: 96, CVP:18, PAWP:8, PVR: 220, SVR: 1400, BP 90/50, PAP: 25/10 increased pressure in the right atrium
temp: 99, CO/CI: 2.0/1.3, CVP: 8, PAWP: 27, PVR:220, SVR:2120, BP 86/58, PAP: 50/24 high pressure in the left side of the heart, left sided heart failure
used to increase cardiac output catecholamines released from the adrenal medulla: epinephrine and norepinephrine
decreases blood pressure renin
if your body goes into shock you switch from ___ to ____ respiration aerobic anerobic
What are the coals for the patient with acute heart failure relief of symptoms and correct the cause
Most commonly increased __________ is the problem in heart failure preload
_______ is used for venodilation to pull fluid away form the heart and distribute it more evenly in the body nitro
dont use ______ for heart failure it makes the heart work to hard epinephrine
contractility agent Digoxin
decreases fluid retention Diuretic
decreased heart rate, decreased force of contraction, helps reduce afterload and symptoms, decreases mortality and hospitalization Beta blockers
angiotension converting enzyme inhibitor (lisnopril, captripril) ACE inhibiors
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