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Assessing severity, aetiology and precipitating factors |
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Assessing severity, aetiology and precipitating factors
Assessing clinical severity
Assess haemodynamic status;
Heart rate;
Blood pressure;
Respiratory rate;
Pulse oximetry;
Clinical evidence of fluid overload
or pulmonary oedema;and
Conscious level
Assessing aetiology
Consider:
Ischaemic heart disease;
Hypertensive heart disease;
Valve disease;
Arrhythmias;
Toxic damage;
Immune mediated;
Infiltrative disease;
Metabolic derangement; and
Genetic factors
Understanding precipitating factors
Acute coronary Syndrome;
Arrhythmias (i.e. AF Bradyarrhythmias);
Infection;
Drugs (i.e. NSAIDs);
Changes to heart failure medication;
Hypertensive crisis;and
Pulmonary embolism.
Contents:
- Detection
- Diagnosis
- Acute Heart Failure: Diagnosis and management
- Chronic heart failure: Management and treatment
- Discharge and follow-up
- Palliative and psychological care
- Digital support
In this section
- Diagnosis - Home
- Signs and symptoms of heart failure
- Investigations for diagnosis
- Past medical history and causes of heart failure
- Natriuretic peptides results - what to do next?
- Heart failure unlikely. What else could it be?
- Assessing severity, aetiology and precipitating factors
- Resources for diagnosis
