SBAR TEMPLATE S SITUATION Name: Mr. Jones 46 years old black male , uncontrolled high blood pressure and occasional tachycardia. B BACKGROUND Patient is a smoker with 20 years of smoking 1 pack of cigarette per day . Diagnosed with heart murmur at age 12. High blood pressure in 2013. Myocardial Infarction on 4/13/2014. Patient was admitted at Columbia Hospital, and received cardiac stent placement on 4/14/2014. Patient on multiple cardiac medications and follow up with cardiologist
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Introduction Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood through the body. When this happens, parts of the body do not get the blood and oxygen they need to function properly. This can cause symptoms such as breathing problems, confusion, and fatigue. When heart failure symptoms get worse it is called heart failure exacerbation. The symptoms may get worse suddenly or develop slowly over time. Heart failure exacerbation is a serious medical problem that should be treated
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Introduction Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not fill or pump enough blood and oxygen to support your body and its functions. Heart failure is a long-term (chronic) condition. Living with heart failure can be challenging. However, following your health care provider's instructions about a healthy lifestyle may help improve your symptoms. This includes choosing the right exercise plan. Doing daily physical activity is important after a diagnosis of heart failure. You may have
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Heart failure is the hearts inability to pump an adequate amount of blood thru the heart to maintain the bodies many other vital organs. Without a good blood circulation through the body, all of the bodies other organs are disrupted. Heart failure can affect the left side of the heart, the right side of the heart of both sides. It can be classified into two different categories, acute, meaning short-term or chronic, meaning ongoing. In acute heart failure, the symptoms appear rapidly but go away
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Heart Failure and Corpulmonale Definition Heart failure is a pathology in which the heart cannot pump enough blood to fulfill the body's needs. It may be due to the fact that: The heart can't fill with enough blood The heart can't pump blood to the rest of the body with enough force Both conditions Pathophysiology Due to overloading of the ventricle with blood during diastole the muscle contraction of the heart may weaken. The heart rate rises to compensate for the lowered cardiac output
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functions of the heart and the structures within the heart. From 1998 to 2008, the rate of death attributable to CVD declined 30.6%. Mortality data for 2008 show that CVD (I00 –I99; Q20–Q28) accounted for 32.8% (811 940) of all 2 471 984 deaths in 2008, or 1 of every 3 deaths in the United States (American Heart Association, 2012). Conditions that are classified under this disease include arterial sclerosis, arrhythmia, heart failure, congenital heart disease, heart valve disease
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Introduction Heart failure is a difficult disease to manage; and every patient’s family experiences the disease uniquely. Caring for a sick family member is never an easy task. For years, families have relied on hospitals to care for sick loved ones; however some families need to care for their loved more than what just a hospital can facilitate. In the article “Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Caring for Patients with Heart Failure” by (Etemadifar et al., 2015, p.153-160) the level of evidence
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Heart Failure is a progressive heart disease when the muscle of the heart is weakened that cannot pump blood as it should be, the blood backs up into the blood vessels around the lungs and the other part of the body (NHS Choice, 2015). In heart failure, the heart is not able to maintain a normal range cardiac output to meet metabolic need of the body (Kemp and Conte, 2012). Heart failure is a major worldwide public health problem, is the end stage of heart disease and it could lead to high mortality
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Heart failure occurs when cardiac output is insufficient to effectively perfuse the tissues, despite normal filling of the heart. Usually causes include hypertension, cardiomyopathy, and coronary heart disease. In heart failure, the increase in the resistance against which the heart pumps (afterload) further depresses cardiac output. A reduced renal blood flow induces renin secretion and increased plasma aldosterone and angiotensin concentrations. Water and sodium retention increases blood volume
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Introduction Heart failure is a condition in which the heart cannot pump enough blood through the body. When this happens, parts of the body do not get the blood and oxygen needed for them to function properly. This can cause symptoms such as shortness of breath, fatigue, and confusion. There is no cure for heart failure. However, following your health care provider's instructions about a healthy lifestyle and being treated with medicines can help you stay active and live longer. The types of medicine
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