/ 2027): Multidimensional Care III / MDC 3 -
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Left sided heart failure (Causes) -✓✓HTN, Vascular/Artery
Left Sided Heart Failure (S/S) -✓✓*PINK FROTHY SPUTUM*
Cough
SOB
Left Sided Heart Failure (Diagnostic) -✓✓echocardiogram
Left Sided Heart Failure (Interventions) -✓✓How many pillows do you sleep with?
Diuretics
Education (pillows, elevate legs, cough, deep breathing exercises)
Right Sided Heart Failure (causes) -✓✓Left Side
Right Sided Heart Failure (S/S) -✓✓Edema
Systemic Congestion
Weight Gain
Right Sided Heart Failure (Diagnostic) -✓✓Echocardiogram
xray
Labs
Right Sided Heart Failure ( Interventions) -✓✓Digoxin
O2
Diuretics
Right Sided Heart Failure (Education) -✓✓Fluid Restriction
Avoid Salt
Mitral Valve Stenosis (S/S) -✓✓Rheumatic Carditis
Rheumatic Fever
Valve Replacement (Education) -✓✓Preop Dental Exam
Stop taking anticoagulants 72 hrs prior to surgery
Valve Replacement (PostOp) -✓✓Management of Pain
Incision Care
Prevent Infections
, Respiratory Complications
Mitral Regurgitation (S/S) -✓✓Fatigue
Chronic Weakness
Decreased CO2
Dyspnea on Exertion
Decreased ability to exercise.
Mitral Regurgitation (Causes) -✓✓mitral valve prolapse
rheumatic heart disease
rupture of tendons
Mitral Regurgitation (Complications) -✓✓right sided heart failure (cor pulmonale)
A.Fib
Mitral Valve Prolapse (S/S) -✓✓Chest pain
Palpitations
Exercise
Intolerance
Dizziness
Syncope
Arrhythmias
Systolic Click
Aortic Regurgitation (S/S) -✓✓Dyspnea
Orthopnea
Paroxysmal
Nocturnal Dyspnea
Palpitations when laying on L side.
Bounding arterial pulse
Angina
*DECREASED HEART MURMUR*
Infective Endocarditis (Causes) -✓✓IV Drug Users
Pts who have had valve replacements
Alterations in immunity
Structural cardiac defects
Infective Endocarditis (Treatment) -✓✓Removing the infected valve repairing or
removing congenital shunts
Repairing valves with chordae tendinea
Draining abscesses from heart
IV Antibiotics (antimicrobials 4-6wks)
Pericarditis (S/S) -✓✓Substernal pain that radiates to L side of neck/shoulders/back