Heart Failure
Alternate Names : CHF, Congestive Heart Failure
Definition
Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a disorder in which the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently. The term "heart failure" should not be confused with cardiac arrest, a situation in which the heart actually stops beating.
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• Arrhythmias
• Atrial Myxoma - Left
• Cardiomyopathy
• Digitalis Toxicity
• Dilated Cardiomyopathy
• Heart Disease
• Hypertension
• Hyperthyroidism
• Kidney Disease
• Left-Sided Heart Failure
• Pleural Effusion
• Pulmonary Edema
• Right-Sided Heart Failure
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Tests & Exams
• Blood Pressure
• BUN
• CBC
• CHEM-20
• Chest X-Ray
• Coronary Angiography
• Creatinine - Serum
• Creatinine Clearance
• Dialysis
• ECG
• Echocardiogram
• Liver Function Tests
• Nuclear Ventriculography (MUGA or RNV)
• Pericardiocentesis
• Pulse
• Serum Sodium
• Swan-Ganz - Right Heart Catheterization
• Thoracic CT
• Uric Acid
• Urinalysis
Surgery & Procedures
• Heart Transplant
Other Topics
• Abdomen - Swollen
• Alcohol Use
• Appetite - Decreased
• Auscultation
• Blood Pressure - Low
• Breathing Difficulty
• Chest Pain
• Chronic
• Consciousness - Decreased
• Cough
• Diarrhea
• Fainting
• Fatigue
• Fever
• Foot, Leg, and Ankle Swelling
• Headache
• Heart Murmurs and Other Sounds
• Heartbeat Sensations
• Heartburn
• Hepatomegaly
• Indigestion
• Intravenous
• Nausea and Vomiting
• Obesity
• Physical Examination
• Sleeping Difficulty
• Swelling
• Systemic
• Urination - Excessive at Night
• Urine Output - Decreased
• Weakness
• Weight Gain - Unintentional
• Weight Loss - Unintentional
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