Cheek Dennis J, Sherrod Melissa M, Graulty Roger, Hawkins Johnathon
Texas Christian University, Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences & School of Nurse Anesthesia, TCU Box 298620, Fort Worth, Texas 76129, USA.
Home Healthc Nurse. 2008 Nov-Dec;26(10):600-11; quiz 612-3. doi: 10.1097/01.NHH.0000341223.94898.11.
Heart failure in the United States is a growing epidemic, with approximately 550,000 new cases per year. An increasing number of patients are treated at home with drugs that require a working knowledge of both the syndrome and the various therapeutic agents in use. New understanding of the syndrome has led to a paradigm shift from treating signs and symptoms to increasing long-term survival. This article focuses on the syndrome as it relates to common agents prescribed for the patient in the home setting.
在美国，心力衰竭正日益流行，每年新增病例约55万例。越来越多的患者在家中接受治疗，所使用的药物需要对该综合征以及各种正在使用的治疗药物有实际的了解。对该综合征的新认识导致了从治疗症状到提高长期生存率的模式转变。本文重点关注与在家中为患者开具的常用药物相关的综合征。
