Congestive Heart Failure: A Case Study

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Data, Information, Knowledge, and Wisdom Congestive heart failure (CHF) is very serious chronic condition with a high mortality and morbidity rate among the elderly population. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 5.7 million people have heart failure and there are 550,000 million people newly diagnosed each year in the United States. In addition, approximately 287,000 deaths a year are related to heart failure (CDC, 2012). Today, ED physicians want to quickly and accurately identify patients with suspected CHF in order to confirm diagnosis, determine the cause, severity, and treatment. Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) is a hormone in the blood that is secreted by the ventricles and atria in response to cardiac overload. The BNP level rises significantly when heart failure is detected. Therefore, physicians are utilizing…show more content…
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