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Heart Failure Defined:
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Heart Failure defined:
A syndrome in which the heart’s function as a pump is impaired such that it cannot provide sufficient CO |
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What are the two facets of cardiac function that if impaired can lead to heart failure?
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Two facets of cardiac function that if impaired can lead to heart failure:
adequate forward flow maintenance of low atrial pressures |
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Define Circulatory Congestion
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Circulatory Congestion:
The condition where venous pressures are elevated, leading to vascular engorgement and ultimately to the formation of edema. |
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Define Congestive Heart Failure
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CHF:
The condition in which venous congestion is the result of the heart’s inability to adequately function under the hemodynamic conditions present. All congestion is not heart failure; heart failure patients do not all have chronic congestion. |
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Right-sided vs. Left= ded Circulatory Congestion
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Right sided venous congestion is associated with peripheral edema, hepatic engorgement, and jugular venous distension.
Left sided venous congestion is associated with pulmonary signs and symptoms. |
