ADULT & ELDER II – Exam 2 Review.

ADULT & ELDER II – Exam 2 Review/ADULT & ELDER II – Exam 2 Review. WEEK 5 Review on: HEART FAILURE: - Abnormal condition involving impaired cardiac pumping - HF (aka CHF) is not a disease but a “complex clinical syndrome” - Associated with long-standing HTN & CAD - Results from the heart’s inability to pump adequate amount of oxygenated blood needed to meet metabolic requirements of body - Involves diastolic or systolic dysfunction - About 6.5 million people in the United States have heart failure. - One in 9 deaths in 2009 included heart failure as contributing cause. - About half of people who develop heart failure die within 5 years of diagnosis. - Heart failure costs the nation an estimated $40 billion each year. This total includes the cost of health care services, medications to treat heart failure, and missed days of work.