These patients tend to be very VOLUME SENSITIVE.
- Daily weight checks – get an accurate bathroom scale.
- No medications have proven mortality benefit.
- Treat causes
- Hypertension – lower the patient’s blood pressure
- Tachycardia – AV nodal blockade depending on etiology.
Bibliography
- ACP MKSAP 17: Cardiovascular Medicine, pp. 32-34
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