Question 1

stage 4 heart failure diagnosis.  how can it be stage 4 with limited symptoms and no symptoms at rest ?

Accepted Answer

Good question: Diseases staging by the doctors are based on certain diagnostic points. These stages might not exactly co-relate with the severity of active symptoms the patients might encounter. Acuity of symptoms makes patients sicker. For example a person with stage 2 heart failure can be sicker when he/she has exacerbation, than who has stable stage 4 disease. Stage 4 does not always mean terminal.

Question 2

is an compensate heart failure hard to diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

: If you mean compensated heart failure  the answer is yes. The best way is to speak with you about your symptoms and their evolution and regression.

Question 3

recently went to er. diagnosis: heart failure, unspecified-acute, new onset init. i know i what chf is since that is why i was admitted after er. what does unspecified-acute, new onset mean? new ailment all of a sudden with no idea what? confusion?

Accepted Answer

Terminology : Hospitals focus on terms and codes and you may uncover illogic on occasion  Here acute(sudden), new onset (recurrent) yet prior history.

Question 4

does a patient always have to have congestive heart failure as a diagnosis when given a nitroglycerine trans dermal patch for stable angina?

Accepted Answer

No: NTG patches are used to prophylax angina and CHF is not a prerequisite.

Question 5

told i have ef of 48%. (was 50-55%) i'm 25. dr doesnt seem that worried but i get rapid hr, sob, dizzy. no diagnosis. what could it be? heart failure?

Accepted Answer

See cardiologist: At age 25, you should have a far more robust ejection fraction, and your symptoms should not be brushed off.
A second opinion from a cardiologist could provide both a diagnosis and some therapeutic assistance.

Question 6

my diagnosis is heart failure, unspecified-acute, new onset...  i sometimes get a deep dull pain on my heart side of chest. not often or for very long. i also get one or two small red globules in phlem with no cough. what does diagnosis and all mean?

Accepted Answer

Heart failure : What you’re describing (heart failure and possibly coughing up blood) needs a cardiologist for your care.

Question 7

43yo f diagnosis with diastolic dysfunction have 63% of predicted lung function, sever edema sob fatigue when does dysfunction become heart failure?

Accepted Answer

Diastolic heart fail: diastolic dysfunction becomes heart failure once the pressures upstream from the heart (in the left atrium and lungs) becomes elevated. This can be manifested by shortness of breath, low oxygen levels, and edema.

Question 8

does bp 120/70 for 57+ yr female (on 'olmezest 20') indicate any post cardiac issue (e.g. heart failure etc) ?

Accepted Answer

Need the whole story: A blood pressure reading of 120/70 (especially if a one-time reading) has no special meaning by itself, because it happens in normal healthy people, in people with "mild" diseases, in people with "serious" diseases, in people with heart problems, and in people with no heart problems. The only way to tell is to get the whole picture of what is happening with a particular patient.

Question 9

what is partial heart failure?

Accepted Answer

CHF : Partial heart failure is not a term we use.  I don't know where you got it.

Question 10

what happens during heart failure?

Accepted Answer

See below: Because the heart is weakened, it cannot pump the blood forward normally. This produces symptoms such as fatigue. Also the pressure rises within the heart resulting in a build up of fluid in the lungs and eventually involving the right side of the heart so that there is leg swelling. The body responds to the low output by releasing certain hormones which worsen the swelling. It is complex.

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Stage 4 heart failure diagnosis. how can it be stage 4 with limited symptoms and no symptoms at rest ?

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Is an compensate heart failure hard to diagnosis?

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Recently went to er. diagnosis: heart failure, unspecified-acute, new onset init. i know i what chf is since that is why i was admitted after er. what does unspecified-acute, new onset mean? new ailment all of a sudden with no idea what? confusion?

A member asked:

Does a patient always have to have congestive heart failure as a diagnosis when given a nitroglycerine trans dermal patch for stable angina?

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Told i have ef of 48%. (was 50-55%) i'm 25. dr doesnt seem that worried but i get rapid hr, sob, dizzy. no diagnosis. what could it be? heart failure?

A member asked:

My diagnosis is heart failure, unspecified-acute, new onset... i sometimes get a deep dull pain on my heart side of chest. not often or for very long. i also get one or two small red globules in phlem with no cough. what does diagnosis and all mean?

A member asked:

43yo f diagnosis with diastolic dysfunction have 63% of predicted lung function, sever edema sob fatigue when does dysfunction become heart failure?

A member asked:

Does bp 120/70 for 57+ yr female (on 'olmezest 20') indicate any post cardiac issue (e.g. heart failure etc) ?

A member asked:

What is partial heart failure?

A member asked:

What happens during heart failure?

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