Chapter 29: Cardiac Conditions / Heart Failure
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What is the priority concept in
1 Why is oxygen therapy used in HF? 2
cardiac conditions?
What type of sputum may be seen in
3 4 systolic heart failure
left-sided heart failure?
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, What is the priority concept in Perfusion
cardiac conditions?
What interrelated concepts are Gas exchange, comfort, infection
associated with cardiac conditions?
What is heart failure? Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to
meet the body's metabolic demands
What are the two main types of heart Systolic and diastolic heart failure
failure?
systolic heart failure heart can't contract and eject, of the heart to pump
sufficiently because of an alteration in the ability of
the heart to contract; term used to describe a type
of heart failure
What is systolic heart failure Decreased contractility and reduced ejection
characterized by? fraction
diastolic heart failure ventricles can't relax and fill , the inability of the
heart to pump sufficiently because of an alteration
in the ability of the heart to fill;
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To improve gas exchange
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What is the priority concept in
1 Why is oxygen therapy used in HF? 2
cardiac conditions?
What type of sputum may be seen in
3 4 systolic heart failure
left-sided heart failure?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (66)
, What is the priority concept in Perfusion
cardiac conditions?
What interrelated concepts are Gas exchange, comfort, infection
associated with cardiac conditions?
What is heart failure? Inability of the heart to pump enough blood to
meet the body's metabolic demands
What are the two main types of heart Systolic and diastolic heart failure
failure?
systolic heart failure heart can't contract and eject, of the heart to pump
sufficiently because of an alteration in the ability of
the heart to contract; term used to describe a type
of heart failure
What is systolic heart failure Decreased contractility and reduced ejection
characterized by? fraction
diastolic heart failure ventricles can't relax and fill , the inability of the
heart to pump sufficiently because of an alteration
in the ability of the heart to fill;
