Explain that pathophysiology in the management of heart failure ensures that patients are optimized on a maximum tolerated dose of medicine
Heart Failure
Pathophysiology is a vital discipline in medicine and is generally useful for diagnosis and patient care. The disease-related to pathophysiology is heart failure. Wright and Thomas (2015) explain that pathophysiology in the management of heart failure ensures that patients are optimized on a maximum tolerated dose of medicine to treat heart failure with reduced ejection fraction. Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome whereby the heart is not able to attain the metabolic demands of the body. The reasons underlying the mismatch can be multifactorial. However, the various pathological conditions make the treatments and management of the condition to be complex. Therefore, pathophysiology is essential in minimizing the burden on the condition. Heart failure is on the increase for the past decade leading to the heightening of the adult population to around 1% to 2%. The male population is the greatest affected gender, with an estimated 33% of men above 55 years old having the condition as compared to the 28% in women (Farmakis et al., 2015). Pathophysiology seeks to redress the balance through initiating contemporary measures. However, the measures have become damaging to the diseases and can lead to worsening cardiac output that can result in additional stress to a failing heart.
References
Farmakis, D., Parissis, J., & Filippatos, G. (2015). Acute heart failure: epidemiology, classification, and pathophysiology. Oxford Medicine Online, 2(1), 2-10. doi:10.1093/med/9780199687039.003.0051
Wright, P., & Thomas, M. (2018). Pathophysiology and management of heart failure. Clinical Pharmacist, 2(1), 1. doi:10.1211/cp.2018.20205742
