(Ebook) Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care: A Case Study Approach by K. Melissa Smith Hayes (Editor), Nicole R. Dellise (Editor) ISBN 9783031201929, 3031201922

(Ebook) Managing Heart Failure in Primary Care: A Case Study Approach by K. Melissa Smith Hayes (Editor), Nicole R. Dellise (Editor) ISBN 9783031201929, 3031201922

It is evident the volume of information needed to safely practice as a primarycare provider is vast and often a “deep dive” into specific disease processes such asheart failure is not possible. The incidence and prevalence of heart failure continueto rise, especially as our population is aging and living longer. This increases theprobability every clinician in the primary care space will have patients with heartfailure at some point in time. It is hoped this book will provide a comprehensiveresource for clinicians taking care of heart failure patients. Within the 19 chapters,they can find answers and understanding supported by the most up-to-date evidenceand clinical guidelines. In fact, in April 2022 ACC/HFSA/AHA published new heartfailure guidelines just in time for us to incorporate the latest findings and strongestevidence throughout the chapters in this book.In this book, there are five parts. The first part answers the question “What isHeart Failure?” The second and third parts address the clinical assessment of heartfailure and heart failure management including transitions of care and goals of care.The fourth part takes a closer look at heart failure and the comorbid conditions thatcan be challenging to manage in primary care. In each chapter, you will find at leastone case study as well as clinical pearls. An entire chapter is dedicated to addressingthe medications that should be avoided in the heart failure population. The fifth andfinal part explores challenging case studies. You will notice neither hypertension nordepression has specific chapters. The treatment of hypertension in heart failure ispatient-specific and usually addressed with the medications that are given for heartfailure. Depression is common for heart failure patients and should be treatedaccording to published guidelines for depression and practice site-specific protocols.