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Heart Failure: Diagnosis

Description: Heart failure (HF) is the inability of the heart to pump a sufficient amount of blood into the blood vessels. Cardiac damage that initiates the vicious cycle of heart failure usually occurs as a result of other cardiac diseases, such coronary artery disease, coronary heart disease, or a disease of one of the valves of the heart. Although heart failure is a disease with devastating effects, the treatment regimens continue to improve as more and more is discovered about the physiological causes of this disease. This course reviews the methods used to diagnose heart failure.

COURSE OUTLINE

INTRODUCTION
1. Course Information
2. Interface Tour
3. Course Overview

DIAGNOSIS
4. Objectives
5. Signs and Symptoms
6. Physical Findings
7. Chest X-Ray
8. ECG and 2-D ECHO
9. MRI, Fast CT, and Exercise Testing
10. Nuclear Scintigraphy
11. RNV
12. Coronary Angiography
13. Laboratory Tests
14. Progress Check

CONCLUSION
15. Summary

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Students completing this course should be able to:

Describe the signs and symptoms of heart failure
Describe the physical aspects of left and right ventricular failure
Describe the cardiac tests and typical range of results observed in heart failure
Explain typical laboratory findings in heart failure
Describe the NYHA classification scheme for heart failure patients
Explain important aspects of ongoing evaluation for heart failure patients

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