UCSF cardiologist Dr. Munir Janmohamed discusses the signs and symptoms of heart failure. Watch the Entire Talk Here: • Examining Heart Failure: How to Recog… [12/2017] [Show ID: 33146]
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0 -> What are the signs and
symptoms of heart failure?
2.955 -> We talked about you can
either have a problem with
5.445 -> relaxation or you can have
problem with pumping.
7.8 -> But the net effect is the
same like you mentioned,
10.35 -> is you get congestion in
the lungs and the body.
14.325 -> Let's go through this.
You'll be restless.
17.13 -> Obviously, you have
lot of fluid buildup,
18.96 -> so you're going to be anxious.
20.55 -> You might have some
confusion. Why is that?
22.77 -> Because your heart
if it's not pumping
24.72 -> adequately might not get good
blood flow to the brain.
28.08 -> Orthopnea basically means that
30.555 -> at night you'll be sleeping
with extra pillows at night.
32.82 -> You can't lie flat because
when you lie flat,
34.77 -> you get more congestion
in the heart.
37.17 -> A lot of our patients say they
can't sleep flat at night.
39.69 -> They need to use pillows
or sleep in a chair.
42.45 -> Exertional dyspnea,
when they walk,
44.99 -> they get shortness of breath
with limited distances.
48.28 -> Fatigue could be a sign that
the heart is very weak.
51.855 -> As a result of
53.765 -> congestion in the lungs,
they'll have a cough.
55.925 -> Usually, it's a dry cough,
57.08 -> it's worse at night.
58.82 -> They might have some
signs on exam when we
61.31 -> listen to them with
a stethoscope.
64.22 -> They might have crackles,
65.81 -> which is a certain
sound we listen to,
67.31 -> which represents
fluid in the lungs.
69.875 -> Their respiratory rate
might be elevated.
73.165 -> Something called paroxysmal
nocturnal dyspnea.
76.13 -> This basically means
that patient will wake
77.93 -> up at night gasping for air.
80.045 -> Sometimes they'll say
they need to go to
81.44 -> a window to catch their breath.
82.83 -> This is all a sign that they
have a lot of congestion in
