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CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
What is Congestive Heart Failure?
What are the symptoms?
Congestive Heart Failure is a condition where the heart can't pump enough blood to the body's other organs.
Some symptoms include: - swollen legs - swollen feet - fatigue - diffuculty while laying down - loss of appetite - weight gain - isonomia
Random Fact:
Older adults are at higher risk for getting CHF. Nearly one-third of a national cohort of 170,239 Medicare who are hospitalized for the first time with CHF died within a year of discharge.
Who is at risk?
CHF is a syndrome, NOT a disease.
How can I treat it?
quit smoking Avoid very hot temperatures Avoid very cold temperatures Exercise Control your weight Low-salt diet Control diabetic blood sugars
Statistics.
There is an estimate that 4.8 million Americans have CHF.
- 2% age 40-59 - 5% age 60-69 - 10% over 70's
There are about 260,000 deaths a year due to Congestive Heart Failure.
physical examination, patient history, and various tests to detect abnormal function of the left ventricle and/or heart valves.
Diagnosis
