Latest revision as of 21:17, 24 July 2013

Definition

Heart failure; congestive heart failure; or commonly known as CHF is the inability of the heart muscle to eject or fill with blood to meet the metabolic demands of the body.

make sure to stabilize the patient first.
- provide adequate oxygenation to keep oxygen saturations above 90%.
  - adequate respiratory support with mask/CPAP as needed.
    - monitor blood pressure.
      - keep the patient on a monitored bed.

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 =Definition=
-*Heart failure, congestive heart failure or commonly known as CHF is the inability of the heart muscle to pump or fill with blood to meet the metabolic demands of the body. It commonly presents with dyspnea on exertion, orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or pitting peripheral edema.
+*Heart failure; congestive heart failure; or commonly known as CHF is the inability of the heart muscle to eject or fill with blood to meet the metabolic demands of the body.
-==If you suspect your patient may have heart failure, [[click here]]==
+*If you suspect your patient may have heart failure.
+*make sure to stabilize the patient first.
+** provide adequate oxygenation to keep oxygen saturations above 90%.
+*** adequate respiratory support with mask/CPAP as needed.
+**** monitor blood pressure.
+***** keep the patient on a monitored bed.
+then [[Quick History and physical for CHF|click here]]