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==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]]

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.

then click here