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Pulmonary edema is usually caused by heart failure. As the heart fails, pressure in the veins going through the lungs starts to rise.
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Most cases of pulmonary edema are caused by failure of the heart's main chamber, the left ventricle. It can be brought on by an acute heart attack, severe ischemia, volume overload of the heart's left ventricle, and mitral stenosis.
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Heart failure, also called congestive heart failure, is a life-threatening condition in which the heart can no longer pump enough blood to the rest of the body.Heart failure is almost always a chronic, long-term condition, although it can sometime...
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Detailed information on congestive heart failure, including symptoms, diagnostic, and treatment information
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When you're living with heart failure, it's normal to feel sad or down at times. Some medications can also affect your mood. Following your treatment plan may seem like a lot to remember. If you feel overwhelmed, just focus on one day at a time.
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If you have congestive heart failure, knowing your body can help you manage your condition.
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Heart failure can happen in two ways. The heart muscle may become weak and enlarged (systolic dysfunction). The weakened muscle doesn't pump enough blood forward when the ventricles contract. Or, the heart muscle may become stiff (diastolic dysfunction). The stiff muscle can't relax between contractions, which keeps the ventricles from filling with enough blood.
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Medicines can help your heart work better. But they can't do their job unless you take them exactly as directed by your doctor. Some results: Medicines help you feel better. They help your heart work better. They can help you stay out of the hospital.
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Detailed information on congestive heart failure, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Here's how you can stay healthy and prevent the problems that lead to a stay in the hospital.
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It's important to ask your provider questions during your visit to make sure you understand your condition and what your treatment involves.
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Once you have heart failure, flare-ups can happen. Gaining weight is often the first warning sign of trouble. That's why you need to weigh yourself each day. But there are other signs of trouble, too. Here are some things to watch for.
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If you have CHF, it's important to stick with your treatment, even when you're feeling better. You also need to maintain healthy habits.
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Being active doesn't mean that you have to wear yourself out. Even a little movement each day helps to strengthen your heart. If you can't get out to exercise, you can do simple stretching and strengthening exercises at home.
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Certain procedures may help in some cases of heart failure. They are done to treat health problems that are affecting your heart. Here are some examples.
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If you have COPD, it may be difficult to tell whether you also have heart failure (HF). This is because the two diseases have similar symptoms and common risk factors.
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When you have heart failure, excess fluid is more likely to build up in your body. This makes the heart work harder to pump blood. Controlling the amount of salt (sodium) you eat may help prevent fluid from building up.
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A sudden weight gain or a steady rise in weight is a warning sign that your body is retaining too much water and salt. This could mean your heart failure is getting worse. Weighing yourself each day is the best way to know if you're retaining water.
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To evaluate your condition, your doctor will examine you, ask questions, and run tests. Along with looking for signs of heart failure, the doctor looks for any other health problems that may have led to heart failure.
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Over time, new medications and techniques have made heart failure somewhat less life-threatening than it used to be.
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Nesiritide (Natrecor), used to treat symptoms of heart failure since 2001, may be less safe than once thought.
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Heart failure makes it hard for oxygen to get into the blood, causing shortness of breath.
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A Harvard Medical School physician answers your question about medications appropriate for recovery from heart failure.
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The pacemaker has come a long way since its earliest days: Examining promising results from a study that shows cardiac resynchronization therapy, via a new biventricular pacemaker, may help heart patients.
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BiDil, a drug recently approved to treat heart failure in African-Americans, may be useful for any heart failure patient. A guide to the FDA's approval of the controversial drug.
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Heart failure is a condition in which the heart has lost the ability to pump enough blood to the body''s tissues. With too little blood being delivered, the organs and other tissues do not receive enough oxygen and nutrients to function properly.Ac...
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"Heart failure" is a broad term—often used inter-changeably with"congestive heart failure"(CHF)—to describe the heart''s inability to consistently pump enough blood to the body''s organs and tissues. Heart failure occurs either from a st...
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Some medications taken by people with heart disease to counteract water buildup in the body can remove too much potassium from the body, while others can leave too much behind.
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Analysis of benefits and risks regarding beta blockers.
Not that long ago, beta blockers were believed to make heart failure worse. By slowing the heart rate, reducing the force of the heart's contractions, and relaxing blood vessels, so the thinking went, these drugs contributed to the deterioration of heart function. Large clinical trials showed just the opposite — beta blockers help people with heart failure live longer and stay out of the hospital, and over time strengthen the heart.
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I was just diagnosed with heart failure. My husband and I like to travel. Is it okay for people like me to fly?
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It's important for people with heart failure to monitor potassium intake and levels when taking the diuretic spironolactotone.
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High heat and humidity is more dangerous for those with heart failure, because the body chooses to maintain blood pressure rather than disperse body heat via blood vessels near the skin.
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About half of those diagnosed with heart failure survive for at least five years, but the number of diagnoses has increased significantly.
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People with heart failure may benefit from a device implanted in the upper chest that monitors blood pressure inside the heart.
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A study comparing different forms of exercise for people with moderate heart failure found that ballroom dancing was as effective as a traditional exercise regimen, and also improved patients' quality of life.
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The possible heart benefits of Tai chi.The easy exercises and deep breathing of this Chinese martial art could offer excellent self-defense for the damaged or failing heart.
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Remote monitoring is the wave of the future in managing heart disease.New technology makes it easier to keep tabs on your heart, and heart disease.
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For people with severe heart failure, a pumping device called a left ventricular assist may prolong life for those who are not healthy enough for transplant surgery, or who face a lenghty wait on the transplant list.
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Kidney disease is any disease or disorder that affects the function of the kidneys. This may include:.
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Detailed information on kidney disorders There are many disorders of the kidney that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed in the directory below are some of the conditions, for which we have provided a brief overview.
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This guide discusses ways to recognize, prevent, and treat the most common types of kidney disease, such as kidney stones, glomerulonephritis, and chronic kidney disease.
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Detailed information on kidney conditions, including kidney function, nephrology, kidney problem causes, kidney disease symptoms, and 1 labeled, full-color anatomical illustration
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Too often, diabetes leads to kidney disease. But it doesn't have to. When kidney problems are caught early, you can take steps to prevent more serious kidney disease.
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Kidney disease is a stealth illness. It may often be silent for many years -- until it has reached an advanced stage.
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"I thought my life was perfect," Sean Elliott says, "and then one day I went to see my doctor and he told me I had a rare form of kidney disease. Suddenly, I realized that I'd have to fight a battle to save my athletic career -- maybe even my life."
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The kidneys may fail due to problems with their blood vessels or filtering units. Such problems may be caused by an illness that affects the whole body. Diabetes and high blood pressure are common examples. Filtering problems may also be caused by illnesses that harm the kidneys directly (glomerulonephritis and polycystic disease). In some cases, problems in the urinary tract may also cause kidney failure.
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Detailed information on urology, the branch of medicine concerned with the urinary tract in both genders, and with the genital tract or reproductive system in the male
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Your kidneys are located near the back of your torso, about even with the lowest ribs. One is on either side of the spine. Their main job is to clean the blood of waste products created when your body burns fuel. But they also perform other tasks. For example, they help regulate the amount of fluid in your body. If you were to drink five quarts of fluid one day and just a pint the next, your kidneys keep your body's water levels in balance despite the vast differences in intake.
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Is there a correlation between kidney disease and loss of memory or ability to concentrate?
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Three common signs of kidney disease are also strong risk factors for cardiovascular disease, according to a new study.
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Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke.Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or fire-fighters caught in structural fires. However, cigarette smoking also causes similar damage o...
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Other than burns, smoke inhalation is the greatest threat posed by fires. Smoke can burn delicate airways and deprive your body of oxygen. It also contains poisonous gases that can badly damage your throat and lungs. Inhaling even a little smoke may affect breathing. Exposure to large amounts can be fatal.
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Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke.Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. However, cigarette smoking also causes similar damage on...
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Lung disease is any disease or disorder that occurs in the lungs or that causes the lungs to not work properly. There are three main types of lung disease:.Airway diseases-- These diseases affect the tubes(airways) that carry oxygen and other gase...
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Lung abscess is an acute or chronic infection of the lung, marked by a localized collection of pus, inflammation, and destruction of tissue.Lung abscess is the end result of a number of different disease processes ranging from fungal and bacterial...
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