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Define Preload. What determines it?

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Loading condition of heart at end of diastole, right before systold. Mainly determined by venous return to heart.

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Define Afterload. What determines it?

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Force heart must generate to eject blood from filled heart. Determined by ventricular wall tension and peripheral vascular resistance.

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Define Contractility

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Ability of heart to contract

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What is an Inotropic Influence?

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Increases heart contractility

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What is a Positive Inotropic Action? Examples?

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Stimulates heart to increase contraction.

Ex: Ditigalis (aka Digoxin), sympathetic stimulation

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What is a Negative Inotropic Action? Examples?

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Something which decreases hearts contractility. Akinesis (lack of movement) of part of heart wall.

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What is Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction?

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Percent of blood leaving the heart each time it contracts.

LEVF aka EF

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What is normal EF?

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55-65%

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What can an EF more than 65% signify?

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Dehydration or massive blood loss

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What does the Frank-Starling Curve mean?

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More pull a contracting agent the stronger the recoil

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Define Heart Failure

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Structural or functional cardiac disorder, or both. (Functional caused by structural.)

–Impaired ventricle filling or impaired ventricle ejection.

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Describe Low Output HF? (Hint: what’s impaired, causes)

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Impaired pumping ability. D/T HTN and CAD.

Most common type of HF.

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Describe High Output HF? (hint: pump and causes)

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Excessive need for high output but still inadequate for body’s needs. 3 causes:

  1. Beri-Beri=Thiamine deficiency causing vasodilation and increased blood volume
  2. Anemia
  3. Thyrotoxicosis
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Describe Right Sided HF? (hint: etiology, pathophys)

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D/t Left Sided HF (most common), Pulm Dz, or Pulmonic Valve Stenosis.
-Blood backup into systemic venous system (legs, hepatic veins, GI tract), and JVD

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What are the two types of Left Sided HF?

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Systolic and Diastolic HF

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What happens to blood in Left Sided HF? Etiology?

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Backs up into lungs (pulm edema), backs up to right side of heart, and systemic venous system.
-D/t MI, CAD w/many small infarcts, caridomyopathy, LVH from long-term HTN

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What happens to Afterload and Preload in HF?

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Increased Afterload and increased Preload

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What happens to heart contractility in HF?

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Decreased contractility

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What type of arrythmias can causes HF?

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Afib w/RVR, other tachyarrythmias

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What can cause decompensation in chronic HF?

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Increased Na, increased fluid, missed diuretic dose, poor compliance, massive thanksgiving meal, moved to nursing home with high Na food

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What it the main Sx in HF?

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SOB/DOE (dyspnea on exertion)

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What is the main form of HF?

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Systolic HF

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What is MC of Systolic HF?

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Ischemic heart dz from MI

Also HTN causing LVH, valve dz, CAD

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What is the murmur heard in Systolic HF?

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What is heard at lung bases in Systolic HF? What seen on LEs?
Lungs bases=Crackles LEs=putting edema
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What happens to EF in Systolic HF?
Decreased HF
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S3 gallop murmur heard in which type of HF?
Systolic HF
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EKG findings on Systolic HF?
AFib, acute MI, prior MI (pathologic Q-waves), a
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CXR findings on Systolic HF?
Bunted costophrenic angles Pulm vein engorgement, Cephalization, Kerley B Lines, cardiomegaly
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How to dx Systolic HF? (and all other HFs)
Echo
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Which lab result can rule in HF?
BNP. Released due to heart stretch/strain. High BNP can rule in HF.
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What happens to the LV chamber and walls in Systolic HF?
Walls become thin. Chamber becomes dialated.
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General tx for HF?
Reduce Na+, reduce fluids, tx underlying dz. ACEi, loop diuretics (Furosemide), Beta-blocker.
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What med should all HF patients be getting? What does it do to loads and output?
ACE-I. Decreases Afterload and increases CO.
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When do give Beta-Blocker in HF?
When PT is relative stable and not in acute distress.
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Etiologies of Diastolic HF?
HTN, RCMP
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EF in Diastolic HF?
Preserved or increased
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Murmur in Diastolic HF?
S4 gallop=Atrial contraction into stiff ventricle.
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S4 gallop murmur heard when?
In Diastolic HF.
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Ventricle walls and chamber size in Diastolic HF?
Thick ventricular walls. Small LV
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Tx for Diastolic HF?
ACEi, BB, CCB (Dilt)
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If African American what medication combo improves outcomes?
Hydralazine + Isosorbide Dinitrate
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If HF patient hospitalized what medication class to use?
Positive Inotrope to increase contractility.
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Do Positive Inotropes improve mortality in HF?
No, just prevent hospitalization.
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What do ACE-Is do for HF?
Decrease Afterload, increased CO
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What do Beta-Blockers do for HF?
Increase EF, improve remodeling, decrease scar tissue formation
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Which class diuretics to use in HF?
Loop Diuretics (Furosemide/Lasix)
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What do use an adjunct to Loop Diuretics esp if K is low?
Potassium Sparring Diuretics (Spironolactone)
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If PT w/HF hospitalized and has severe edema what is goal for fluid reduction?
1L-1.5L/day
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What is Acute-on-Chronic HF?
PTs with CHF for many years who have been undertreated and undermanaged but bodies have compensated in a number of ways including angiogenesis or lung changes.
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What is absent in Acute-on-Chronic HF? What to check?
Signs and symptoms are mostly normal. Check BNP!
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How to tx Acute Decompensated HF?
- Hospitalize and use IV Loop Diuretics (Furosemide) w/goal of -1L to -1.5L/day. - Fluid restriction to 1.5L. - Rate control with BB or CCB if have rapid Afib - Monitor K, Mg, and kidney function
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How to treat Severe Hemodynamic Compromise in HF? (If severely hypoxic or severe resp distress.)
- Intubate, admit to CCU - Give Positive Inotrope=Dobutamine, Milrinone - Give Vasocontrictors=Dopamine, Epi, Phenylepherine, Vasopressors - Mechanical and surgical support=Intraaortic balloom pump, LV assist device

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