Left & Right Heart Failure: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

In this video, we break down heart failure, including left-sided and right-sided heart failure, their causes, signs, symptoms, and complications. Learn how conditions like hypertension, coronary artery disease, and cardiomyopathy contribute to heart failure, and explore key diagnostic tests such as EKG, echocardiogram, stress tests, and BNP labs. Treatment strategies including ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, diuretics, Digoxin, LVADs, and heart transplant are explained along with essential nursing care and patient education tips to manage fluid retention, monitor weight, and prevent complications. Perfect for nursing students and healthcare learners. You may also find these other videos helpful: Fluid volume Excess:    • Fluid Volume Excess/Overload (FVE)   Cirrhosis:    • Cirrhosis   Cardiac medications:    • Cardiac medications (Nitroglycerin, Morphi...   Cardiac Output (CO = HR x SV):    • Preload, Contractility & Afterload | Cardi...   #HeartFailure #LeftSidedHeartFailure #RightSidedHeartFailure #Cardiology #NursingEducation #NursingSchool #HeartHealth #PatientCare #BNP #CardiacNursing #MedicalEducation