__[ Wednesday, January 17, 2007 ]__
COR PULMONALE
A type of heart disease that involve the failure of right side of the heart.
Signs or symptoms
- Able to hear extra heart and lung sounds that are not normal when listening to the chest.
- Fatigue.
- Headache, confusion, extreme sleepiness, and coma.
- Shortness of breath, fast breathing, or breathing that worsens later in the day and at night.
Treatments
Treatment depends on what is the cause of the heart failure and the symptoms. The goal of treatment is to stop or prevent problems caused by Cor Pulmonale. Another goal is to keep the disease from getting worse. Without treatment patient's life will be at risk.
Awareness
Exercise and other activities can cause the need for more oxygen so that the heart has to work harder. Advised to decrease any form of physical activities and may not be allowed to do any hard exercises. Patients may need to be mentally prepare to stay in bed for a very long periods of time if the condition getting worst.
Medications
- Blood thinning medicine that prevent blood clots.
- Heart medicine to help your heart beat stronger and more regular.
A type of heart disease that involve the failure of right side of the heart.
Signs or symptoms
- Able to hear extra heart and lung sounds that are not normal when listening to the chest.
- Fatigue.
- Headache, confusion, extreme sleepiness, and coma.
- Shortness of breath, fast breathing, or breathing that worsens later in the day and at night.
Treatments
Treatment depends on what is the cause of the heart failure and the symptoms. The goal of treatment is to stop or prevent problems caused by Cor Pulmonale. Another goal is to keep the disease from getting worse. Without treatment patient's life will be at risk.
Awareness
Exercise and other activities can cause the need for more oxygen so that the heart has to work harder. Advised to decrease any form of physical activities and may not be allowed to do any hard exercises. Patients may need to be mentally prepare to stay in bed for a very long periods of time if the condition getting worst.
Medications
- Blood thinning medicine that prevent blood clots.
- Heart medicine to help your heart beat stronger and more regular.
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