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Heart failure.

Publication: MedSurg Nursing
Publication Date: 01-AUG-08 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Heart failure.(Preparing for Certification)(Clinical report)

Article Excerpt
Abigail Fitzgerald, age 77, has been admitted to the nedical-surgical unit for the third time for treatment of exacerbation of heart failure. Her b-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) was 420 on admission (high BNP levels > 100 pg/ml). Her last cardiac catheterization was done 4 years ago so she underwent cardiac catheterization to determine her current ejection fraction (EF). Her EF is 33%. After 4 days, she is discharged home.

Approximately 5 million people in the United States are diagnosed with heart failure (HF), making it one of the most common cardiac diagnoses. HF is characterized by the heart's inability to pump blood adequately to meet the body's metabolic needs. It is a chronic, progressive, and ultimately fatal disease...

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