Congestive Heart Failure Research Paper

The heart is one of the major organs in the body that is essential. The heart is considered a pump that helps the blood flow, continuously, throughout the body. The heart is located under the rib cage, between the lungs, and more on the left side of the breastbone. It has two major coronary arteries, electrical impulses, four chambers, and four valves to help the blood flow one way. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from the superior and inferior vena cava. When the right atrium contract the blood flows through the tricuspid valve and into the right ventricle. When the right ventricle contracts the blood passes the pulmonary semilunar valve, into the pulmonary artery, and the blood is going to the lungs. The blood goes through a process in the lungs and the blood become oxygenated. The oxygenated blood is returned to the heart from the pulmonary vein and goes into the left atrium. When that atrium contracts the blood asses the mitral (bicuspid) valve and goes to the left ventricle. The left …show more content…
Usually CHF occurs as a complication of another condition. It may present as an acute episode but usually is a chronic condition” (Gould's page 246). There are different signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure for the left and right side of the heart. The left side signs and symptoms are confusion, dyspnea especially lying down and sleeping flat, coughing, sputum, and adventitious lung sounds. The right heart side signs and symptoms are weight gain, SOB, irregular heartbeat, fluid in legs, feet, peritoneal cavity, distended jugular vein and enlargement of the liver and spleen. Interventions for congestive heart failure are assess and monitor heart rhythm, assess and monitor vital signs and auscultate abdominal, heart and lungs, administration medication as prescribe, assess and monitor edema, proper diet, and monitor intake and