Short Stay Management of Acute Heart Failure

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Peacock, W. Frank (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Humana Press, 2017.
• Έκδοση: 3rd ed. 2017.
• Σειρά: Contemporary Cardiology,
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Emergency medicine.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Emergency Medicine.

This book provides a road map for defining the care of acute heart failure (HF) patients in the short stay or observation unit setting. Supported by the Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care, it presents a description of the problem, defines the measures of success, elucidates the implementation of...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Part I: Administrative and Regulatory Issues
• Society of Cardiovascular Patient Care’s Acute Heart Failure Accreditation
• The Economics and Reimbursement of Acute Heart Failure
• Regulatory Requirements in Acute Heart Failure
• Quality and Operational Metrics in Heart Failure
• Staffing and Facilities Requirements for Short Stay Unit Acute Heart Failure Management
• Part II: Pathophysiology and Demographics
• Pathophysiology of Acute Decompensated Heart Failure
• Acute Heart Failure: Epidemiology and Demographics
• Part III: EMS/Emergency Department Assessment and Treatment
• Pre-hospital Management of Acute Heart Failure
• Dyspnea Assessment and Airway Management in Acute Heart Failure Patients
• Volume Assessment in the Emergency Department
• Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Emergency Department Acute Heart Failure
• Bedside Ultrasound in the Evaluation and Management of Acute Heart Failure
• Emergency Department Therapy of Acute Heart Failure
• Part IV: Short Stay Unit: Admission, Treatment, and Disposition
• Short Stay Unit Admission Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
• Essentials of Patient Education in the Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit
• Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit Acute Heart Failure Discharge Criteria
• Effective Discharge Planning For Acute Heart Failure in the Short Stay Unit.- Drugs that Should Not be Used in the Management of Acute Heart Failure
• Errors to Avoid in Acute Heart Failure Care
• Chronic Heart Failure Management: Drugs Recommended for Routine Use
• Implantable Cardiac Devices in the Short Stay Management of Acute Heart Failure
• Implications of Atrial Fibrillation in Acute Heart Failure Management
• Controversies in Acute Heart Failure Management
• Acute Heart Failure Research in the Emergency Department and Short Stay Unit
• Part V: Resources
• Clinical Pathways/Algorithms
• Patient Education Tools
• Discharge Instructions.