The adult patient with cardiac failure: a clinical nursing perspective
Keywords:
cardiac failure, heart failure, cardiac output, stroke volume, ejection fraction, LVEF, HFpEF, HFrEF
Abstract
The global disease burden posed by heart failure (HF) is significant. HF constitutes an often-encountered diagnosis in clinical nursing practice, especially amongst elderly patients. The prognosis of HF remains poor. This article aims to provide the nursing practitioner with a basic overview and refresher of this debilitating condition, its classification and treatment, as well as the associated nursing care implications.
Published
2020-07-09
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Section
Review
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