CPR Class Kansas City

Difficult decisions must be made when heart failure (HF) progresses to an advanced stage, which requires teamwork. Shared decision-making is what is important which enables patients and doctors consider all the options and the patient’s preferences before drafting a treatment course. About ten percent of the more than 6 million Americans living with HF have advanced heart failure which is indicative of the fact that conventional heart therapies and symptom management strategies aren’t working well. An individual with advanced HF feels shortness of breath and other symptoms (persistent coughing or wheezing, buildup of excess fluid in the body, lack of appetite, nausea, tiredness and fatigue, confusion and impaired thinking, increased heart rate) at rest. Medication and a healthy lifestyle can help manage HF in its early stages but treatment gets more complex as the disease progresses and the ticker becomes weaker. This is the time that you must have conversations with your family ...

Digoxin helps an injured or weakened ticker pump more efficiently. Furthermore, it strengthens the force of the heart muscle’s contractions, improves blood circulation, and helps restore a normal, steady heart rhythm. Digoxin, also called digitalis is one of several medications used to treat the symptoms of heart failure, which may also be prescribed if you have atrial fibrillation (a common irregular heart rhythm). Types of digoxin include Digoxin (Lanoxin, Lanoxicaps, Digitek) and Digitoxin (Crystodigin). Tips To Take Digoxin: This drug is usually taken once a day, and try to take this drug at the same time every day. It is very important to follow the label directions on how often to take it. How long you need to take it and the time allowed between doses will depend on your condition. It may happen that you may have to take this drug for a long time, possibly for the rest of your life. Side Effects Of Digoxin: Headache; drowsiness and fatigue; confusion; depress...

There’s no doubt about your heart being the most important muscle in your body, and your aorta is the largest blood vessel in the body, and aortic aneurysm is an abnormal bulge that occurs in the wall of the major blood vessel (aorta) that carries blood from your heart to your body. Although your aorta is a tough, durable workhorse, sometimes its walls can weaken and bulge in what is called an aortic aneurysm, which could cause a leak that spills blood into your body. Some aortic aneurysm burst, some don’t, others force blood flow away from your organs and tissues, causing problems, such as kidney damage, stroke, heart attacks, and even death. Types Of Aortic Aneurysms: There are two locations of aortic aneurysms with one being in the chest, which is a thoracic aortic aneurysm while the other is in the abdomen and is called an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Thoracic aortic aneurysm - Genes play a major role in your chances of having an aortic aneurysm in your chest. A bicusp...