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What is heart failure?

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inability of the heart to maintain cardiac output to meet metabolic demands of the tissue to due abnormality of the heart muscles

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what is the immediate consequence of heart failure?

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SOB - feels like we’re drowning in our own lungs as fluid starts to leak out and blocks alveoli from fully expanding

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Pulmonary Edema is associated w/ Heart Failure why?

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because of the fluid being leaked out of the alveoli / blood vessels

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what are the etiologies of HF?

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HTN, CAD**, infections more common

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what is cardiomyopathy?

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sickness of the heart muscle

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what does the heart muscle look like with cardiomyopathy?

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dilated, hypertrophic, restrictive

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what are the major clinical risk factors for HF?

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age, gender(females), HTN, MI, diabetes, obesity, COPD

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what are minor clinical risk factors for HF?

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smoking, CKD, diet, sedentary lifestyle, low socioeconomic status / psychological stress

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what are toxic risk factors for HF?

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chemo, cocaine, excess alcohol

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what is the process of HF?

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risk factors –> vascular dysfunction –> vascular disease –> tissue injury (MI, HTN) –> pathologic remodeling –> organ dysfunction –> organ failure

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is left vs right sided HF more common?

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left

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recall, what is the ejection fraction?

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percentage of blood expelled w each LV contraction (about 50-75%)

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What are the characteristics of Systolic HF?

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HF w reduced EF, LV loses ability to contract normally, can’t pump w enough force to push sufficient blood into circulation, ventricles enlarged

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what are the characteristics of Diastolic HF?

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HF w preserved EF, LV loses ability to relax normally, muscle becomes stiff. heart cant properly fill w blood between beats, SV still reduced, ventricles stiff/thickened

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what are causes of systolic HF?

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CAD, MI, ischemia, HTN, stenotic valve disease, regurgitant valve disease, chronic lung disease, familial/genetic, chronic arrhythmias

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what are causes of diastolic HF?

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pathologic hypertrophy, aging, restrictive cardiomyopathy, fibrosis

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how does HTN lead to HF?

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HTN produces overload on LV –> hypertrophies in compensation –> reduced LV compliance –> left atrial enlargement –> ischemia and ventricular arrhythmias

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what is the connection between ventricular function and frank starling’s law?

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increased venous return –> increased EDV –> increased preload –> initial stretch –> greater force generation –> increased SV

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what is the connection between HF and frank starling’s law?

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increased venous return –> increased EDV –> dilated ventricle –> increased stretch –> reduced force generation - reduced SV

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what is the inotropic effect?

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any mechanism that affects contractility of the heart

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what are positive inotropic effects?

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↑ strength of contraction (sympathetic, cardiac meds, optimized preload)

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what are negative inotropic effects?

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reduced strength of contraction (parasymp., dialtion of heart chambers)

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characteristics of acute HF?

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decompensated, rapid changes in S/S, associated w traumatic event, rapid shift of blood volume from systemic to pulmonary edema, acute sympoms

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characteristics of chronic stable HF?

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compensated, unchanged S/S >= a month, compensatory mechanisms attempt to restore CO

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what is the compensatory mechanism
Initial body response to change in ventricular ability to maintain cardiac output
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consequences of compenstory mechanism?
increased stress on ventricular function, dilation, reduced limb blood flow
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what are the systemic effects of HF?
↓ myocardial performance --> pulm. edema --> ↓ renal perfusion / water/sodium retention --> skeletal muscle wasting from reduced perfusion --> liver cirrhosis induced by hypoperfusion or hepatic congestion --> anorexia from malnutrition --> cachexia
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how does left-sided HF present in CLASSIC S/S?
dyspnea w/ mild exertion, orthopnea, Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, persistent dry cough, fatigue, inspiratory crackles 2° edema, S3 gallop, edema/weight gain, muscle weakness
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how does left-sided HF present in SEVERE S/S?
pleural effusion, peripheral cyanosis, ↑RR, ↓urine output, pink frothy sputum
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how does right-sided HF present?
abdominal pain/ascites, anorexia/nausea, fatigue, dependent edema (pitting), ↓urine output, hepatojugular reflex, hepatomegaly, elevated CVP, right atrial pressure, peripheral edema
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how does right-sided ventricular failure affect the left?
causes congestion of the peripheral tissues and viscera and impairs filling of the left
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how does left-sided ventricular failure affect the right?
causes increased stress on the right side of the heart
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what do you observe/look out for in regards to HF?
SOB, tachypnea at rest, jugular venous distention, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, orthopnea, weight gain, fatigue/reduced exercise tolerance
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regarding HF, what would exercise test results look like?
exaggerated HR, HR fails to rise linearly or drops with incr. intensity, poor HR recovery after exercise (<12bpm down in first min) // SBP low peak or fails to rise linearly, falls w increasing workload and DBP may increase w exercise
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according to the NYHA, what is Class I for HF?
no limitation of physical activity, ordinary physical activity doesn’t cause symptoms
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according to the NYHA, what is Class II for HF?
slight limitation of physical activity, comfortable @ rest, ordinary physical activity causes symptoms
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according to the NYHA, what is Class III for HF?
marked limitation of physical activity, comfortable @ rest, less than ordinary activity causes symptoms
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according to the NYHA, what is Class IIIa for HF?
no dyspnea at rest
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according to the NYHA, what is Class IIIb for HF?
recent dyspnea at rest
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according to the NYHA, what is Class IV for HF?
severe limitation and discomfort with any physical activity, symptoms present even at rest
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according to the ACC/AHA, what is Stage A for HF?
high risk for developing CHF, no structural disorder of heart
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according to the ACC/AHA, what is Stage B for HF?
structural disorder of heart, never developed symptoms of CHF
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according to the ACC/AHA, what is Stage C for HF?
past or current symptoms of CHF, symptoms associated w underlying heart disease
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according to the ACC/AHA, what is Stage D for HF?
end stage disease, requires specialized treatment strategies
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what is the criteria for exercise in HF patients?
able to speak w/o S/S w/ RR <30 and
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what are the 3 phases of post-heart transplant medications? (immunosuppressive regimen)
induction, maintenance, management
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what is the induction phase of post-heart transplant meds?
high levels immediately post transplant paired with high dose corticosteroids
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what is the maintainence phase of post-heart transplant meds?
dosing of meds based on regular organ biopsy to look for cellular rejection, doses tapered to lowest possible levels
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what is the management phase of post-heart transplant meds?
management of acute rejection, occurs when immune system not adequately suppressed, increased doses of immunosuppressants
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what are the PT implications for post-heart transplant patients?
adequate warm up/cool down, monitoring exerise tolerance, monitor BP, infection control

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