heart failure and acute pulmonary edema
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how many people in the U.S have heart failure
6.5 million people in the United States
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how does heart failure occur
when heart muscle is impaired and no longer pumps sufficient blood to body tissues and organs
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left ventricular HF
inability of the left ventricle to pump blood to the body tissues
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classic sign of left ventricular HF
dyspnea
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when does right ventricular HF usually occur
after left hear failure
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signs/symptoms of right ventricular HF
reduction in renal blood flow, retention of fluid
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cardiac cachexia
wasting of tissues
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acute pulmonary edema
most dramatic life threatening symptom of left HF
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