Short stay management of heart failure /

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Books@Ovid (Online service), Ovid Technologies, Inc
Other Authors:	Peacock, W. Frank
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, [2006]
Subjects:	Heart failure > Handbooks, manuals, etc. Electronic books. Heart Failure > drug therapy. Emergency Service, Hospital > organization & administration. Observation. Handbook.
Online Access:	Short stay management of heart failure (Online)

Table of Contents:

Heart failure in the observation unit
The out-of-hospital management of acute heart failure
Observation unit admission inclusion and exclusion criteria
Acute exacerbations of heart failure: initial evaluation and management in the acute care setting
The process and economics of heart failure
Observation unit: treatment protocols
Drugs that should not be used in the observation unit management of heart failure: The adverse effects of selected drugs
Performance measurement, staffing, and facilities requirements for observation unit heart failure management
Emergency department and observation unit discharge criteria
The essentials of patient education in the emergency department
Discharge planning for heart failure in the short stay unit
Chronic heart failure management: drugs recommended for routine use.