Living With Heart Failure A Patient Teaching Guide

Heart failure occurs when the heart is not working as well as it should.

Living with heart failure a patient teaching guide.

It is the most common cause of hospitalization in people over 65. The guide includes important information about heart failure including treatment nutrition activity when to call your doctor and living with heart failure. Heart failure class 1 of 4. It is meant to be used as a guide.

Knowledge and increased awareness are key to improved management of heart failure. To manage your heart failure you need to take certain steps every day to be healthy at home. Patient tip sheets. The american association of heart failure nurses aahfn patient education committee s goal is to provide evidence based education and information on heart failure to patients families and healthcare providers.

Although some cases of heart failure cannot be cured heart failure can be managed through diet exercise and medicine. What is heart failure heart failure hf is sometimes called congestive heart failure chf. What is heart failure. Written by heart failure experts at cleveland clinic.

Despite how scary it sounds heart failure does not mean that your heart will suddenly. Please watch our heart failure class to learn important information. Heart failure is a condition that affects over 350 000 canadians of all ages. It is the most common diagnosis that brings a patient to a hospital for admission.

The class has been recorded in whole and in each part for your ease in watching and returning to information you may want to review. Many new cases of heart failure are diagnosed each year. This online manual includes information about heart failure and how to manage it.