Define the commonly used abbreviation CHF. What is the medical term for heartburn? Build a medical word meaning inflammation of: a uterine tube. Define the following abbreviation commonly used by medical personnel to speed up their charting in the patient's record: "Sx". ...
Carefully considering long-term care costs is an important part of any retirement plan. You can’t wait until you need the care to buy coverage. You won’t qualify to buy LTC insurance if you already have a debilitating health condition. The best time to buy is in your mid-50s to mid-...
Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a common condition with a poor prognosis. It is associated with debilitating limiting symptoms, even with optimal modern medical management. Foremost among these symptoms is severe exercise intolerance with pronounced fatigue and dyspnoea at low exercise workloads. The UK...
Following successful aorto-coronary bypass,hypokinesis of the left ventricle is completely reversible in most instances. Akinesis, on the other hand, is not totally reversible. What are examples of hypokinetic diseases? The term "hypokinetic diseases" describes many of the diseases and conditions as...
D Tepper,IS Virk,RS Ruby - 《Jama》 被引量: 1576发表: 2007年 For the REVIVE heart failure study group. Effect of levosimendan on the short-term clinical course of patients with acutely decompensated heart failure CONTEXT: Because acute decompensated heart failure causes substantial morbidity and ...
The abbreviation for the medical term meaning "pertaining to above" is ... Identify the following diseases or conditions from the diagnostic abbreviation: CHF Write in the medical term for the following definition: "redness of the skin". What is the correct medical term meaning 'toward the tail...
What types of illnesses is palliative care appropriate for? This is one of the most commonpalliative care questions. Palliative care is appropriate for any illness that causes long-term pain and discomfort and/or for a chronic condition that causes periodic symptoms. Some examples of common illness...
This crucial area must be addressed, because HF is a disease requiring long-term follow-up and management. Figure 1 ADHF In-hospital Mortality in Asia. CHINA HF I, CHINA Heart Failure Registry I; CHINA HF II, CHINA Heart Failure Registry II; HERO, Heart Failure Registry of Patient Outcomes...
Purpose Underuse of ACE inhibitors (ACEIs) following hospitalization for congestive heart failure (CHF) is a significant public health problem. It is plausible that a patient-mediated intervention will improve utilization of ACEIs in CHF, but whether patients are familiar with the term "ACE ...
These results correspond to the cohort of patients studied in INTER-CHF. Mean age at time of death was 67 years, 332 (39%) were female, had a history of hypertension, diabetes mellitus, had a history of chronic kidney disease. Therefore, variations in mortality between regions could be the...