The WET-HF [24] registry study was conducted on AHF in patients at a single center, and two hospitals were later added. The REALITY-AHF registry [25] collected data from 20 hospitals but examined the effects of early diuretic administration in AHF. The data from a pooled analysis of 9075...
The effects of KW-3902, an adenosine A1-receptor antagonist,on diuresis and renal function in patients with acute decompensated heart failure and renal impairment or diuretic resistance. J Am Coll Cardiol 50(16):1551–1560 Article PubMed CAS Google Scholar Ghosh RK, Banerjee K, Tummala R, ...
The nurse adds an intervention to the care plan of a patient who has just been prescribed a thiazide diuretic, which is to increase: A. intake of foods containing potassium. B. carbohydrates in the diet. C. foods high in sodium. D. fluid intake. Gout attacks may occur i...
What should you tell the patient to watch for? Patients who do not drink enough while receiving diuretic therapy may experience ___. When caring for a patient taking an adrenergic drug, which of the following is important for the caregiver to do? a. Take the patient's blood p...
I understand the need for test results, analysis, etc. In simplest terms - If my cpap is pumping 20 liters of air (No problems sleeping, once I'm asleep) and a bipap is pumping air at 20 liters (drying out my mouth due to air pushing through it), is there any value in switching...
It is not clear whether vasodilators have a role in either patients with borderline BP at presentation (i.e., low-normal) or beyond the first 1–2 days from presentation. Given the limitations of the currently available clinical trial data, we cannot recommend any specific agent as first ...
Established patient with congestive heart failure with complaints of lower extremity edema and shortness of breath and tachycardia was instructed given a prescription for a diuretic and his heart medication was increased. What is the ICD-10 code? Which of the...
A female patient, 68 years old, priorly diagnosed with HTA, AFib, CHF NYHA class II, presents to the ER complaining of leg edema and dyspnea that first appeared approximately two weeks prior. Her current medication included an ARB, a loop diuretic, NOAC, an antithrombotic agent, and a ...
A female patient, 68 years old, priorly diagnosed with HTA, AFib, CHF NYHA class II, presents to the ER complaining of leg edema and dyspnea that first appeared approximately two weeks prior. Her current medication included an ARB, a loop diuretic, NOAC, an antithrombotic agent, and a ...