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If you suspect your patient may have heart failure | *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]] | |||
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.
- 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.
- monitor blood pressure.
- adequate respiratory support with mask/CPAP as needed.
- provide adequate oxygenation to keep oxygen saturations above 90%.
then click here