Congestive heart failure.pptVIP

Congestive heart failure REVIEW OF PULMONARY AND SYSTEMIC CIRCULATION Clinical Symptoms Shortness of breath Persistent cough or wheezing Fatigue and weakness Swelling of the feet, ankles, legs and possibly the abdomen Lack of appetite and nausea Increased heart rate Low Output and High output Low output failure is said to occur when the pumping efficiency of the heart becomes reduced by factors that impair cardiac function. High output failure occurs when the cardiac output of the heart remains significa