Congestive Heart Failure

Hello everyone. We spent time today discussing Congestive Heart Failure.  After listening to some of the questions today, I would like to have you take a little quiz on your own this evening.   Let's see how you do!

Match the type of congestive heart failure (right sided vs left sided) to the following list of symptoms:

1. Dyspnea
2. Jugular vein distention
3. Pitting dependant edema
4. Productive cough
5. Ascites
6. Hepatomegaly
7. Crackles
8. Pulsus alternans
9. Weight gain
10. Orthopnea
11. Nasal flaring
12. Anorexia, nausea, and vomiting

Having any trouble?  Try using this little trick.  We know that Left sided heart failure results in a back up to the lungs.  So the L in left stands for lungs (lungs and respiratory symptoms).  Right sided heart failure results in a back in the system returing blood to the heart.  The R in right stands for return from the system (systemic symptoms).  Now try the list again with remembering that trick.  Was it easier?

See me tomorrow for the answers!