Difference between revisions of "Congestive heart failure"
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*[[pulmonary embolism|Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension]].<ref>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lang | first1 = I. | title = Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a distinct disease entity. | journal = Eur Respir Rev | volume = 24 | issue = 136 | pages = 246-52 | month = Jun | year = 2015 | doi = 10.1183/16000617.00001115 | PMID = 26028636 }}</ref> | |||
*Others. | *Others. | ||
Revision as of 19:41, 15 November 2015
Congestive heart failure, abbreviated CHF, is a clinical diagnosis that is often due to coronary atherosclerosis; however, there are a large number of potential causes.
General
Clinical:
- Dyspnea.
- Pitting edema.
- Pleural effusion.
- Elevated JVP.
Treatment - LMNOP:
- Lasix (furosemide).
- Morphine.
- Nitrates.
- Oxygen.
- Position (elevate head).
Causes
- Coronary atherosclerosis.
- Interstitial lung disease.
- Congenital heart disease.
- Cardiomyopathy.
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.[1]
- Others.
See also
- ↑ Lang, I. (Jun 2015). "Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension: a distinct disease entity.". Eur Respir Rev 24 (136): 246-52. doi:10.1183/16000617.00001115. PMID 26028636.