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    Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart muscle becomes damaged and cannot pump blood efficiently, forcing the body to activate compensatory mechanisms to increase cardiac workload like vasoactive agents and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. This leads to fluid retention, low urine output, hypertension, and edema as signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure developing as the heart dilates and hypertrophies under increased stress and workload.

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    Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart muscle becomes damaged and cannot pump blood efficiently, forcing the body to activate compensatory mechanisms to increase cardiac workload like vasoactive agents and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. This leads to fluid retention, low urine output, hypertension, and edema as signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure developing as the heart dilates and hypertrophies under increased stress and workload.

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    Week 7 Pathophysiology CHF

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    Seth Michael Daniel Benauro
    Congestive heart failure occurs when the heart muscle becomes damaged and cannot pump blood efficiently, forcing the body to activate compensatory mechanisms to increase cardiac workload like vasoactive agents and the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. This leads to fluid retention, low urine output, hypertension, and edema as signs and symptoms of congestive heart failure developing as the heart dilates and hypertrophies under increased stress and workload.

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    Non Modifiable Factors


    BSN 3Y1-3S NCMB312RLE Family History of Heart
    Week 7 CHF Disease
    Pathophysiology Client’s Age

    Heart Damage

    Compensatory
    Mechanism

    Activation of
    Vaso-Active Agents Increase Myocardial Contraction
    Activation of RAAS
    Epineprhine
    and SNS
    And
    Non-epineprhine
    Increase Cardiac
    Sodium and Fluid Low Urine workload
    Retention output
    Tachychardia

    Cell Stretching
    Myocardium Stress Renal
    and dysfunction

    Signs And Symptoms


     Edema Congestive Compensatory
    Dilation and
     Hypertension Heart Failure Hypertrophy of the
     Fatigue (Activity
    Intolerance) heart

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