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    Cardiac Failure Pathophysiology

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    The document discusses signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output including shortness of breath, fatigue, edema, and interventions like assessing vital signs, providing oxygen, and instructing on reducing heart workload.

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    The document discusses signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output including shortness of breath, fatigue, edema, and interventions like assessing vital signs, providing oxygen, and instructing on reducing heart workload.

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    Cardiac Failure Pathophysiology

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    Clarence Bravio
    The document discusses signs and symptoms of decreased cardiac output including shortness of breath, fatigue, edema, and interventions like assessing vital signs, providing oxygen, and instructing on reducing heart workload.

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     Shortness

    of breath
     Dyspnea
     Chest pain

    ND: Decreased
    Cardiac Output
     Fatigue or ND: Activity
    weakness Intolerance

    Edema due
    to fluid
    ND: Fluid
    volume
    volume excess
    excess

    ND: Decreased Cardiac


    ND: Activity Intolerance ND: Excess fluid volume
    Output Nursing
    interventions interventions
    Interventions

    1. Assess vital signs, 1. Provide calm 1. Assess for


    cardiac rhythm, and environment and peripheral edema,
    hemodynamic avoid excessive anasarca, and JVD.
    measurements. noise to the 2. Monitor breath
    2. Monitor skin and patient and heart sounds.
    pulses 2. Teach method to 3. Monitor urine
    3. Elevate the head of conserve energy output and strict
    the patient such as to ask I&Os.
    4. Apply oxygen on 2L assistance for help
    level 3. Recommend
    5. Administer medication cardiac
    upon physician’s rehabilitation
    prescription
    6. Instruct on ways how
    to reduce workload of
    the heart
    REFERENCES USED:
    Brunner and Suddarth (2009) Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing 14 th edition – Volume 1; Unit 7, Chapter
    Cardiovascular Diseases; Chronic Heart Failure (pages 789-815)
    Khand A, Gemmel I., Clark AL, Cleland JG. Disorders of the heart; normal and abnormal myocardial function. In: Fauci
    AS, editor McGraw-Hill 2007-2018
    Figueroa M, Peters J, (2018) Congestive heart failure: Diagnosis, Pathophysiology, Therapy, and implications for
    Respiratory care

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