Congestive heart failure:Tips and tricks for primary care
The availability of modern disease-modifying medications has changed the face of treating congestive heart failure.
Bruce Arroll and Ralph Stewart, authors of the 2024 BMJ review article Non-acute Heart Failure Management in Primary Care will cover how to make the diagnosis and the role of BNP and Echo.
The importance of echo findings in directing the four pillar medicines of treatment will be covered, as well as what to do when there is no rapid access to the Echo. The availability of modern disease-modifying medications has changed the face of treating congestive heart failure. The importance of rapid up-titration of medications and how to manage changes in blood pressure and renal function will be discussed. Reducing or getting patients off loop diuretics is desirable for patient comfort, and this is becoming increasingly possible with modern medicines.
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