Congestive Failure : Congestive Heart Failure

Heart failure may convey that the heart isn’t working anymore, but what it really means is that the heart isn’t pumping as well as it should be (REF). Heart failure is a chronic, progressive condition in which the heart muscle is unable to pump enough blood through to meet the body’s needs for blood and oxygen (REF). At first, the heart tries to make up for this by enlarging, developing more muscle mass, and pumping faster. As this happens, the blood vessels narrow to keep blood pressure up and the body diverts blood away from less important tissues and organs to maintain flow to the heart and brain (REF). Eventually, the body and heart cannot keep up and the patient begins to feel fatigue, breathing problems, weight gain with swelling in the feet, legs, ankles or stomach, and other symptoms that eventually leads to a hospital visit. The body’s coping mechanisms give us better understanding on why many are unaware of their condition until years after the heart declines (REF).

Congestive cardiac failure, also known as heart failure, occurs when the heart is weak and unable to sufficiently supply blood the body needs to function. Heart failure can often be successfully treated with

Nearly 5.1 million people in the United States have been diagnosed with heart failure. Yet so many people don’t have a clue what it is until they have been diagnosed with it. Congestive Heart Failure, or CHF, is a disease that has many symptoms, can be tested and treated, has several causes, and can be avoided.

Congestive Heart Failure, also known as "cardiac decompensation, cardiac insufficiency, and cardiac incompetence," (Basic Nursing 1111) is an imbalance in pump function in which the heart is failing and unable to do its work pumping enough blood to meet the needs of the body's other organs. To some people, heart failure is defined as a sudden and complete stoppage of heart activity—i.e. that the heart just stops beating. This is an inaccuracy. Heart failure usually develops slowly, often over years, as the heart gradually loses its pumping ability and works less efficiently. CHF is a syndrome that affects individuals in different ways and to different degrees. It is usually a chronic disease. It gradually

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a condition that occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood with enough force to circulate it throughout the body (VanMeter &

Mr. Javier Escobar, U.S Army Veteran, 50-year-old Latino male and divorced claiming to “not having anyone in his life due to Combat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder”. Mr. Escobar is a newly patient diagnosed with Congestive Heart Failure (CHF). Patient claims to smoke 1 pack of cigarettes a day, also the consumption of 1 bottle (750mls) per night of alcohol. Congestive Heart Failure is due to Chronic high blood pressure that puts great stress on the heart muscle. The muscle of the heart weakens and fails to push the normal amount of blood around the body leading to Congestive Heart Failure. There are multiple symptoms that could by identified before heart failure such as anxiety, restlessness, cyanotic (blue

Congestive Heart Failure is when the heart's pumping power is weaker than normal. It does not mean the heart has stopped working. The blood moves through the heart and body at a slower rate, and pressure in the heart increases. This means; the heart cannot pump enough oxygen and nutrients to meet the body's needs. The chambers of the heart respond by stretching to hold more blood to pump through the body or by becoming more stiff and thickened. This only keeps the blood moving for a short while. The heart muscle walls weaken and are unable to pump as strongly. This makes the kidneys respond by causing the body to retain fluid and sodium. When the body builds up with fluids, it becomes congested. Many conditions can cause heart

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a situation where the heart is not able to pump adequate blood to the other organs of the body. Causes of CHF are coronary artery disease, past myocardial infarction, hypertension, heart valve disease, cardiomyopathy, congenital heart defects, endocarditis and myocarditis (American heart association, 2013) .In the case scenario of Mr. P 76 year old man comes with the history of cardiomyopathy and CHF and in the past repeatedly admitted for the management of CHF symptoms. This essay discusses about approach to care, treatment plan, patient and family education and teaching plan that is given to Mr.P.

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a syndrome that occurs when the heart cannot pump sufficient blood to meet the tissues metabolic and oxygen needs. As a result, intravascular/ interstitial volume overload and poor tissue perfusion occurs. An individual with heart failure experiences reduced exercise tolerance, a reduced quality of life and shortened life span. The most common cause of heart failure is coronary artery disease (CAD). The incidence of heart failure increases with age. Approximately 1% of people over the age of 50 and 10% of people over the age of 80 experience heart failure. The prognosis depends on underlying cause and response to treatment. Heart failure may be classified according to the side of the heart affected.

Congestive Heart Failure or CHF means that your heart doesn’t pump blood efficiently enough for all your body’s tissues and organs to work properly. This causes fluid retention and swelling in the legs and ankles and also congestion in the lungs.

Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a type of cardiovascular diseases. CHF occurs when the efficiency of pumping the blood in the heart is decreased, which means it can no longer function properly. CHF is a prevalent disease, according to CDC, "About 5.7 million adults in the United States have heart failure" [1]. People with CHF may experience wheezing or persistent coughing, nausea, which is a lack of appetite, increased heart palpitations, and shortness of breath that is also named dyspnea. CHF has four stages, each one describes the risk factors, symptoms of CHF, and structural disorder. The stages of CHF disease sometimes can be treated. However, if CHF is not treated from the early signs, it will develop from one stage to another until

Therapeutic measures for a patient with congestive heart failure would be daily weights, dietary sodium restrictions, positioning in high or semi-Fowler’s position, frequent vital signs, oxygen by cannula or mask, medical devices: pacemakers, internal cardiac defibrillator, biventricular cardiac pacemaker, ventricular assist device, medications: digoxin, diuretics, inotropes, nesiritide, beta blockers, surgery: heart valve repair or replacement, coronary

Congestive cardiac failure (CCF) is a complex and lethal clinical syndrome with high morbidity (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011). The specific data about incidence of chronic heart failure is unknown due to difficulties in collecting self-reporting data (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, 2011). Some patients may not report their conditions, because it is mildly symptomatic and difficult to realize the symptoms when they are on the early stage of CCF (Urden, 2014). Therefore, the estimated data on incidence of CCF from National health Survey may be

There are many different tests that can be done to tell whether a person has congestive heart failure. CHF is usually diagnosed by a physical exam and also the history of the patient. The history helps determine if there were any other incidents when the patient was short of breath or had trouble breathing with walking and so forth. An electrocardiogram is used to help determine the electrical impulses in the heart. An echocardiogram is used to show images of the heart and shows anything that may be deformed within it. A stress test may also be done to show how the heart handles exercise and also checks to see if the person may have coronary artery disease.

Congestive heart failure is a condition where the ability of the heart to pump has become less powerful (Mann, D. L., 2014). Therefore, the heart’s pumping function becomes insufficient to meet the needs of the body as the blood, containing the vital oxygen and nutrients, moves through the body and the heart at a slower rate than is required. There are many signs and symptoms of this condition, including fatigue and weakness, swelling in legs, ankles, feet and abdomen, rapid or irregular heartbeat, increased need to urinate at night, lack of appetite and nausea, and difficulty concentrating or decreased alertness (National Collaborating Centre for Chronic Conditions & Royal College of Physicians of London, 2003).