It means that your heart isnt pumping blood as it should The heart keeps working but the bodys need for blood and oxygen isnt being met Heart failure can get worse if its not treated Its very important to do what your doctor tells you to do When you ID: 3903 Download Pdf
No. 2. Classification Implications. Susie Bowell . BA Hons, RGN. Heart Failure Specialist Nurse. Implications of classification. Most commonly used is the New York Heart Association (NYHA), however the NYHA does not take into consideration the progression of HF from risk factors through asymptomatic dysfunction through to death..
End of Life Care for Patient with Heart Failure on VAD: When and How to Stop?. Roxanne Kirsch, MD. Cardiac . Intensivist. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. December 12, 2014. Disclosures. All patient photos are displayed with parental consent.
Acknowledgements. We acknowledge the work of Kim Newlin, RN, CNS, NP-C, FPCNA in the development of this presentation. . Disclosures: Consultant-Novartis . Advisor: Continuing Education Concepts, . Intellyst.
Debbie Roots. Cardiorespiratory Nurse . Consultant. Rosy Scott. Community Heart Failure Lead Nurse. . W. ho are we and what can we do?. Debbie Roots. Cardiorespiratory Nurse . C. onsultant. debbie.roots@nhs.net.
(2013 Updated Guidelines). Blake Wachter, MD, PhD. Idaho Heart Institute. Heart Failure: Significant Clinical and Economic Burden. Persons with HF in the . US. . 5.1 million. 20% of Americans > 40yrs.
PAGE 01 HEART FAILURE OCTOBER 2013 FACTSHEET -Heart Failure is the American Heart Association’s collaborative quality improvement program, demonstrated to improve adherence to evidence-based care
Michelle A. Hart MD CCFP . M.Sc.C.H. . Sid Feldman MD CCFP FCFP. Baycrest Health Sciences, Toronto, ON. Department of Family and Community Medicine,. University of Toronto. Faculty/Presenter Disclosure.
Are You Prepared?. Lois . Ustanko. , RN, MHA. Director of Health Ministries, Sanford Health Fargo. Victoria Teske, MS GNP-BC. Assistant Professor. Minnesota State University Moorhead. Nurse Practitioner Long Term Care.
Connected. Lisa D. Rathman, MSN, CRNP, CCRN, CHFN. The Heart Group of Lancaster General Health. Lancaster, PA. Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT). Restores appropriate . electrical timing and contraction in the heart.
Mark Garcia, MD. Assistant Professor . University of New Mexico School of Medicine. Internal Medicine . Division of Cardiology. No disclosures. Leaning Objectives. Outpatient therapy focused. Understand gaps in HF therapy.
