Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Congestive
Heart
Failure
- Pathophysiology ( Nicholson,
2014; Casey, 2013)
- Ventricular
Failure
- Systolic
Failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Inability of
heart to pump
blood
- Impaired contractile
function
- Increased afterload
(hypertension)
- Mechanical
abnormailites (valvular
heart disease)
- Diastolic
failure
- Decrease in
stroke volume
- High filling
pressure
- Venous engorement
- In both pulmonary
and systemic
vascular systems
- What is
Congestive
heart
failure?
- Causes of Heart failure (Casey,
2013 ; Lewis, 2014)
- F
- Faulty
Heart
Valves
- A
- Arrhythmias
- I
- Infarction -
MI, CAD,
- L
- U
- R
- E
- Evaders (viruses or
infections) Myocarditis,
Bacterial endocarditis
- Rheumatic heart
disease, Rupture of
papillary muscle,
recreational use
(cocaine and
alcohol)
- Uncontrolled
Hypertension
- Lineage
Congenital,
- Types of Heart
failure (Casey,
2013), (Lewis, 2014)
- Right sided
heart failure
- Causes
- Left sided
failure
- Cor
pulmonaale
- Right ventricular
infarcation
- Effects
- backward blood
flow to right
atrium
- Hepatomegaly
- Jugular
distension
- Signs and
symtoms
- Peripheral
edema, weight
gain, ascites, JVD
distension,
nausea, anorexia
- Left sided
heart
failure
- Causes
- Left
ventricular
dysfuncation
- Effects
- Blood back
ups to the
left atrium
- Pulmonary
congestion
- Signs and
symptoms
- Fatigue, Dyspnea,
Orthopnea, Dry hacking
cough, Pulmonary
edema, Nocturia,
Paraoxysmal nocturnal
dyspnea, LV
hypertrophy, S3 & S4,
crackles,
- Risk factors
(Nicholson,
2014; Riley,
2013)
- Modifiable
- Hypertension
- Excessive
alcohol
consumption
- Obesity
- Diabetes
- Non-
Modifiable
- 65 years and
older (DeFelice
& Masucci ,
2010)
- Family
history
- Renal
failure
- Women
- Africans
- Diagnosis
- NURSING DIAGNOSIS (Cavalcanti,
& Pereira, 2014).
- PAST AND
CURRENTMEDICAL
HISTORY
- PHYSICAL
EXAMINATION
- ACTIVITY
INTOLERANCE
RELATED TO
FATIQUE
- EXCESS FLUID
VOLUME AS
EVIDENCE BY EDEMA
- IMPAIRED GAS
EXCHANGE RELATED
INCREASE PRELOAD
- ANXIENTY RELATED
TO DYSPNEA OR
PERCEIVE THREAT
OF DEATH
- MEDICAL
DIAGNOSIS
(DeFelice &
Masucci, 2010)
- CHEST XRAY
- ECHOCARDIOGRAM
- HEMODYNAMIC
MONITORING
- CARDIAC ENZYMES
- 12 LEAD ECG
- EXERCISE STREE
TEST
- B-TYPE NATRIURETIC
PEPTIDE TEST
- Treatments
- Pharmacologic (Riley,
2013; Nicholson, 2014;
Casey, 2013)
- Medications that
decrease the load
on heart
- Diuretics
- ARBS e.g
losartan
- Vasofilators
- ACE
inhibtors
e.g ramipril
- Aldosterone
antagonist
- Medications that
increases the
function of the heart
- Calcium
channel blocker
- Beta Blockers
e.g bisoprolol
- Intotropics
- Digoxin
- Medications
for pain
managment
- Morphine
- Non- Pharmacologic (Casey, 2013;
DeFelice & Masucci ,2010)
- Decrease sodium
restriction - (2-3 g) per
day (Lewis, 2014)
- Fluid
restriction -
1.5-2 L per
day
- Excerise
Conway, 2015)
- Smoking cessation &
Alcohol reduction if
CHF is due to this
(Fletcher, L., &
Thomas, D. (2001)
- surgery
- ABG
- Heart
Transplant
- Collaborative
Care (Lewis, 2014)
- Physicians
- Cardiologists
- Surgeons
- Family doctors
- Nursing Interventions
(Chapa et al. ,2014;
Nicholson, 2014;
(McLaughlin, Hoy &
Glackin, 2015)
- Providing
medications
to alleviate
symptoms
- Fluid &
Electrolyte
mgt
- Dietary
education
- Monitor
daily
weight
- O2 theraphy
- Decrease
anxiety
- Energy & rest
mgt
- Help plan
end of l;ife
care
- Dietians provide
education on
required diet, fluid
intake, sodium
intake
- Pharmacist
- NURSING
ASSESSMENTS
(Nicholson, 2014)
- SUBJECTIVE
- Nausea, Vomiting, Orthopnea,
cough, chest pain,
fatique,constipation, anxiety
(Chapa et al. ,2014; Nicholson, 2014)
- OBJECTIVE
- Peripheral edema,Abdominal
distention,ascities, restlessness,
confusion, hepatosplenomegaly,
decrease memory loss (Riley, 2013
; Lewis, 2014 ; DeFelice & Masucci,
2010)