IMED3001 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sodium Chloride, Cardiomyopathy, Kidney Failure
9 Jan 2021
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Consider heart failure as the end result of a wide range of conditions that result in reduced heart function and/or markedly increased demand for cardiac output (especially in a subject with reduced cardiac reserve) Multidisciplinary management of heart failure patients. Incorporating heart failure/rehabilitation nurses, dieticians, exercise physiologists/physiotherapists, doctors, psychologists. Nacl reduction, h2o restriction, monitoring symptoms & signs, reducing alcohol, exercise. Drugs targeting aspects of neurohormonal activation known to be important in heart failure. Avoidance of other drugs that may worsen failure. Development of new therapies for heart failure. Heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. An ageing population, improved survival from heart attack and the increased prevalence of diabetes and obesity may increase the number of people with heart failure in the future. Increased circulating blood volume with reduced peripheral resistance. Reduced excretion of toxins, acid/base disturbance, impaired excretion of. Nacl and h2o leading to fluid overload, anaemia.
