The heart is a complex and vital organ that pumps around 6,000 quarts of blood through the body and beats around 100,000 times a day. Risk factors for congestive heart failure include coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy, cigarette smoking, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Congestive heart failure is a syndrome of a ventricular dysfunction, where the heart is not able to pump enough blood with each beat to meet the oxygen requirements of the heart and other body tissues. The heart starts pumping weaker than normal and the blood moves through the heart at a slower rate and pressure in the heart increases and becomes…
In right-sided heart failure, hepatomegaly could occur due to the increased pressure within the hepatic vein; ascites could occur because of the pooling of blood in the inferior vena cava; and pitting edema could also occur due to increased fluid retention in the veins (from increased capillary…
Jessica Grandier Bio 204 section 201 Case Study 1a What are the normal values for PH, Erythrocyte count, Leucocyte count, Platelet count. ( 1 point each) The normal values for PH are 7.35-7.45, the normal erythrocyte count for males is 4.7 - 6.1*10^6 /ul million and for women it is 4.2 -5.4*10^6/ ul million, Leucocyte count is 4,800-10,00 mmm^3 of blood and normal platelet count is 150,00-450,00 platelet for microliters. 1b What are the terms used for increase and decrease in PH? ( 1 point each) An increase in ph is alkalosis and decrease in ph is acidosis.…
Hypovolemia is a state in which the blood volume, specifically the volume of the blood plasma, is decreased. This can also lead to an imbalance in the volume contraction, or a decrease in the volume of body fluid, which includes osmolytes. Hypervolemia is often linked with sodium depletion, and is distinctly different from dehydration. Causes include loss of blood, loss of plasma, and loss of osmolytes via diarrhea and vomiting. It is recognized by tachycardia and diminished blood pressure, as well as delayed capillary refill and pallor.…
Replace fluid loss by administering and support blood pressure by either administering dopamine or norepinephrine. Be sure to get an order from the doctor before administering any medication. In severe cases some patients require complete blood…
Arteries become narrow causing the heart walls to weaken. The body then starts to retain fluid from the kidneys. The fluid then starts to buildup in the lungs, limbs and other organs. The fluid buildup makes the body become congested, and this is how you get the condition congestive heart failure. Many things can contribute in the cause of congestive heart failure, and there are many ways to prevent this condition.…
Pulmonary edema and heart failure is the effect of severe hypervulemia. To compensate for this, there should be an increased release of natriuretic peptides,…
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a genetic cardiac disease, which affects the structure of heart muscle tissue. The clinical symptoms include arrhythmias, progressive heart failure, and even sudden cardiac death but the mutation carrier can also be totally asymptomatic. To date, over 1400 mutations have been linked to HCM, mostly in genes encoding for sarcomeric proteins. However, the pathophysiological mechanisms of the disease are still largely unknown. Two founder mutations for HCM in Finland are located in myosin-binding protein C (MYBPC3-Gln1061X) and α-tropomyosin (TPM1-Asp175Asn) genes.…
Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Samantha Durant Chamberlain College of Nursing NR439-64139: RN Evidence-Based Practice-Williamson December 2017 Research Critique: Nursing Intervention for Heart Failure Patients Heart Failure (HF) is a disease that affects approximately 6 million adults in the United States. (www.cdc.gov) Complications include weight gain, shortness of breath, swelling in the lower extremities, and fatigue. (www.cdc.gov) Common risk factors include diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease.…
Congestive Heart Failure Heart failure is a progressive and chronic condition that occurs when the heart muscle is weak and unable to pump adequate blood in order to meet the need of the body for blood and oxygen (AHA, 2014). There are two types of Heart failure namely Left sided and right sided heart failure. According to Moore & Roth (2015), left-sided heart failure occurs when the left ventricle failed to pump proficiently. It prevents the body from receiving adequate oxygen-rich blood. The blood backs up into the lungs causing fluid to build up and causes shortness of breath.…
As kidney function deteriorates, every body system becomes affected (Sharon L. Lewis, 2014, p. 1108). It is necessary to assess fluid imbalances that affect circulating volume, myocardial workload and the systemic vascular resistance due to a decrease in cardiac output. Along with this, alterations in rate, rhythm, as well as cardiac conduction by examining electrolyte imbalances and hypoxia is essential. Hypertension is highly prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease because hypertension is both a cause and a consequence of chronic kidney disease (Med-Surg p 110). As the kidneys function decreases, electrolytes such as sodium is retained.…
Heart Failure Heart failure, otherwise known as, congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when the heart is not capable of effectively pumping blood throughout the body. Patients may experience unexplained weight gain, swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, and difficulty breathing due to fluid build-up into the body’s tissues (Funk & Wagnalls, 2016). Risk factors The most common risk factors of heart failure include narrowed arteries (atherosclerosis) high blood pressure, heart disease, infection of the heart, and congenital heart defects (Funk & Wagnalls, 2016). Patients at high risk for heart failure may take risks to reduce the risk.…
By ensuring that he is getting 2-3 liters of fluids per day A. L. reports decreased thirst, improved facial appearance, less headaches, and a lighter urine color. Interventions will continue to be implemented for the next month along with health logs in order to assess patient’s progress towards…
The possible causes for this disorder can be due to an abnormalities in cardiac structure, function, rhythm or conduction. In developed countries, ventricular dysfunction is a frequent problem, which can be a result from myocardial infarction (systolic dysfunction), hypertension (diastolic and systolic dysfunction) or both (Krum and Abraham, 2009). For children, the various causes of congestive heart failure differ slightly to adults. This condition can develop due to volume and pressure overload, cyanosis, primary myocardial disease with either or both ventricles, metabolic dysfunction, and genetic mutations. Patients who have a structurally normal heart, cardiomyopathies is the most common cause of heart failure.…
Medical conditions are bound to increase due to change in lifestyles. One of the life threatening conditions is heart failure. The heart is a muscular structure that pumps blood to all parts of the body. Heart failure results when the heart fails to pump enough blood hence increased overload. The pathophysiology occurs as a result of increased workload on the left ventricle especially in patients with hypertension.…