Congestive Heart Failure for Nursing & NCLEX

Learn about Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) in this 40-minute video designed for nursing students and NCLEX preparation. Explore the diagnosis criteria, including high BNP lab values, low ejection fraction, and hemodynamic monitoring. Discover pharmacological treatments such as ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, digoxin, and diuretics. Understand the pathophysiology of right-sided and left-sided heart failure, their differences, and associated symptoms. Gain valuable knowledge to enhance your nursing education and prepare for the NCLEX exam.

- High BNP lab value brain natriuretic peptides
- Low ejection fraction EF below 40 - 55% using an echocardiogram
- Hemodynamic Monitoring can also be used to measure central venous pressure CVP using a Swans Ganz Cath, also called a pulmonary artery catheter, but this is typically only used in severe heart failure
- Ace inhibitors
- Beta Blockers
- Calcium Channel Blockers
- Digoxin | Cardiac Glycoside
- Diuretics like loop diuretics & thiazides like Furosemide, & Hydrochlorothiazide