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If a has cardiomegaly and lungs filled with water and is on oxygen bipap what is the importance of diuretics & oxygen? what if both are not given?
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Important: He needs to be seen by a cardiologist -- he has congestive heart failure.
Answered 9/28/2016
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Multi modality Rx : U mean cardiomyopathy , are various causes , is broadly divided into right sided , left sided and sever ( mixed ) . Rx : help your heart pump effectively , w b blockers, adding ace/arb to decrease load, defibrillator to prevent sudden deaths , dieuretics to keep the fluivolume load low, symptomatic supplementation of oxygen to decrease the work of breathing bipaap for positive pressure to.
Answered 12/28/2016
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Both Very important: The patient described is in congestive heart failure, and the fluid overload portiion of this is treated in part with diuretics.Lung function and oxygenation is also compromised, and o2 with bipap is necessary as well.
Answered 3/26/2013
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