Nursing diagnosis of pulmonary stasis in left heart failure

Heart failure is a serious stage in the development of heart disease, divided into left heart failure and right heart failure, the main pathology of left heart failure is pulmonary stasis, the main symptoms are dyspnea, fatigue, dizziness, panic, oliguria. Dyspnea is the earliest symptom, nursing care should be instructed not to fatigue, less activity, and explain to the patient dyspnea and the relationship between the heart and lungs, the patient is easy to cooperate with the patient, when pulmonary stasis is serious patients can not lie down, it is the increase in the amount of return of blood caused by the patient can be instructed to cushion the high pillows to reduce the amount of return of blood to alleviate the symptoms. Left heart failure patients cough, cough sputum related to pulmonary stasis, lung infection can also be caused, due to infection will aggravate the symptoms of heart failure, patients are instructed to protect against the cold and keep warm, the use of antibiotics, if necessary, patients with heart failure, decreased blood flow will lead to fatigue, dizziness, and patients are instructed to not move alone, to prevent falls.