Heart Failure E-Book

Rumi Michael Leigh

• Herausgeber: BookRix
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2024

Beschreibung

"Heart Failure: Essential Facts You Need to Know" is your reliable guide for understanding and managing heart failure, whether you're a patient, caregiver, or simply curious about this condition. Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, this comprehensive book simplifies complex medical concepts, providing key insights into heart failure's causes, symptoms, and treatments.
Whether you're seeking to deepen your knowledge or find practical advice on how to cope with heart failure, this book delivers clear and accessible information tailored to a wide audience.
Key Features:

• Easy-to-Understand Q&A Format: Break down the fundamentals of heart failure with straightforward questions and answers.
• Complete Overview: Gain a thorough understanding of the heart’s functions, the different types of heart failure, and treatment options.
• Practical Tips for Daily Life: Learn about lifestyle changes, common symptoms, and risk factors to better manage and live with heart failure.
• Updated Medical Information: Stay up to date with the latest research and treatment recommendations for heart failure.
• For All Audiences: Ideal for beginners as well as those who want to expand their knowledge about heart failure and its management.
• Quick Reference: Perfect for personal reading or as a guide during medical visits.

Why Choose This Book?

• Clear & Concise: No complex jargon, just straightforward explanations.
• Comprehensive Coverage: Everything you need to know without overwhelming detail.
• Trusted Knowledge: Benefit from expert insights designed to empower you in managing heart failure.

Get your copy now and start gaining the knowledge and confidence to handle heart failure. This book is a valuable resource for anyone affected by or interested in heart failure.

Leseprobe

HEART FAILURE

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW

(QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS)

By Rumi Michael Leigh

Introduction

I would like to thank and congratulate you for downloading this book, " Heart Failure, things you should know (questions and answers)" series.

This book will help you understand, revise and have a good general knowledge and keywords of heart failure and how it affects the lives of people with this disease.

Thanks again for downloading this book, I hope you enjoy it !

Table of Contents

Introduction

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Conclusion

Chapter 1

1) What is heart failure?

- This is when the heart is too weak to effectively pump blood to the organs.

2) What is the function of the heart?

- Its function is to supply and pump blood to the organs of the body.

3) Do the right and left side of the heart have the same function?

- No.

4) What is the function of the right side of the heart?

- The supply of oxygen to the lungs.

5) What is the function of the left side of the heart?

- The supply of oxygen to the body.

6) How many types of heart failure are there?

- There are two types of heart failure.

7) What are the types of heart failure?

- Right-sided and left-sided heart failure.

8) What type of heart failure is the most common?

- Left-sided heart failure.

9) Can you have a left and right-sided heart failure at the same time?

- Yes.

10) Does heart failure mean that the heart has stopped working?

- No.

Chapter 2

1) Can children also have heart failure?

- Yes, also in newborns, teenagers, etc.

2) What is hypertension?

- It is a medical condition whereby the blood pressure is too high.

3) Can hypertension lead to heart failure?

- Yes.

4) Can alcohol abuse lead to heart failure?

- Yes.

5) Can cocaine abuse lead to heart failure?

- Yes.

6) Why do sportsmen/sportswomen have lower heart rates?

- They have lower heart rates because their heart pumps enough blood to the body with each contraction.

7) Is chest pain always of cardiac origin?

- No.