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Table of ContentsUnderstanding Heart FailureWhat is Congestive Heart Failure CHFwith Heart FailureHeart Failure ZonesHeart Failure medicationsLearning to read food labelsDaily life with Heart Failu. Gender differences and similarities. Lynette W. . Lissin. , MD FACC. Palo Alto Medical Foundation. April 21, 2012. Goals. Epidemiology and types of heart failure. Differences in incidence, clinical characteristics, prognosis in women vs. men. Joan Stadler, RDN. Robert J. Dole VAMC. 2015. What is heart failure?. The heart does not pump normally so…. Blood backs into the lungs. Fluids back into the lungs. Insufficient oxygen rich blood is available.. Keri Brophy-Martinez. Cardiovascular Conditions and Assessment. Functions of the Heart. Pumps blood to the organs of the body. Delivers oxygen and nutrients where they are needed. Removes waste products from tissues. Miami Valley Hospital. EMS Education. Objectives. Define Congestive Heart Failure. Define COPD. Review standing orders for CHF and COPD. Describe CPAP. Practice usage of CPAP. A congested heart. Congestive Heart Failure. Dr. Jamal . Dabbas. . Interventional cardiologist & internist . 1. CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE . DEFINITION. Congestive Heart Failure is a clinical syndrome in which the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the metabolic requirements of the body, or can do so only at an elevated filling pressure. 2012. Edema. . = . Increased fluid in the interstitial tissue . spaces. Anasarca. :. . . . Generalized edema + profound subcutaneous . . . swelling. Anatomy and . Heart Failure. David Kregenow, MD. Evergreen Health. Hospice and Palliative Care. Disclosures. I have no relevant financial conflicts of interest. My background is in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, hence I think like a physiologist. Congestive Heart . Failure. Congestive Heart . Failure. Definition. Heart . failure (HF). is a condition caused by the . inability of the heart to pump sufficient blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body. “Back to the basics” – Coding Documentation, Coverage. 09/15/2017. Disclaimer. The information provided is the experience of the . HSHS St. Vincent Hospital. , and Edwards Lifesciences has not independently evaluated these data. Outcomes are dependent upon a number of facility and surgeon factors which are outside Edwards’ control. These data should not be considered promises or guarantees by Edwards that the outcomes presented here will be achieved by an individual facility. . Alleviating Congestive Heart Failure with Coenzyme Q10 By Peter H. Langsjoen, MD, FACC One of the most frequent causes of hospital admissions in older adults is the devastating condition known as co of symptoms . and signs of heart failure secondary to . abnormal cardiac . function, causing elevated cardiac filling pressures.. This causes severe . dyspnoea. and fluid accumulates in . the . interstition. Heart pumps more than 7500 L of blood through the body each day, and beating more than 40 million times a year. Weight of the heart – 0.4% - 0.5% of body weight (250-320g in females and 300 – 360g in males). Systeme. Functions of the cardiovascular system. 1-Ensure an adequate circulation of blood so that nutrients are delivered, waste products are removed. 2-a homeostatic environment will maintained at the organ and cellular level. . . failure of the heart to pump blood adequately. Cardiac failure is manifested by two ways---. 1) . C.O.. 2) . C.O.. . . .