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Revision as of 20:30, 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
Symptoms:
- Fatigue.
- Dyspnea.
- Cough.
- Leg swelling.
Signs:
- Pitting edema.
- Pleural effusion.
- Ascites.
- Elevated JVP.
Treatment - LMNOP:
- Lasix (furosemide).
- Morphine.
- Nitrates.
- Oxygen.
- Position (elevate head).
Causes
- Coronary atherosclerosis.
- Calcific aortic stenosis.[1]
- Interstitial lung disease.
- Congenital heart disease.
- Cardiomyopathy.
- Chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.[2]
- Others.
See also
References
- ↑ Urena, M.; Himbert, D.; Vahanian, A. (Sep 2015). "Percutaneous aortic valve interventions in heart failure patients.". Minerva Cardioangiol. PMID 26397947.
- ↑ 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.