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Congestive Heart Failure
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis uncommon
Linked signs and symptoms
16Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
- Ankle Swelling (Ankle Oedema)
- Breath Shortness (Dyspnoea)
- Cough
- Cough Productive
- Fainting (Syncope)
- Fatigue
- Fluid Collection in Abdominal Cavity (Ascites)
- loss of appetite
- Nausea
- Oedema Peripheral
- Poor Exercise Tolerance
- Scrotal Swelling
- Swelling (Oedema, Edema)
- Urine Output Decreased (Oliguria)
- Vomiting
- Weight Gain (Body Mass Index Raised)
Linked drugs / medications
5Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
2Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Alternative medicine
1Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
29These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG) Concentration
- Aldosterone Concentration Test
- Blood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Chloride Concentration (Blood)
- Creatine Kinase Concentration
- Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)
- Creatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- D-Dimer Blood Test
- erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- Fibrinogen Concentration test
- Gamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) Concentration
- Homocysteine Concentration (HCY, Blood)
- Intracranial Prassure Monitoring (CSF Pressure)
- Lactate Dehydrogenase Concentration
- Lactic Acid Concentration
- Lymphocytes Count
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PCO2, PaCO2)
- Platelet Count
- Prothrombin Time (PT)
- Sodium Concentration (Na, Blood)
- Urine Chloride Concentration
- Urine Hyaline Cast Concentration
- Urine Osmolality
- Urine Sodium Quantitative (24hr)
- Urine Specific Gravity (SG)
- Urine Volume
- Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration
Biological and test markers
28This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
20- 2,3 Diphosphoglycerate (2,3-DPG)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10.5–14 µmol/gLinked diagnostic tests12, 3 Diphosphoglycerate (2
- AldosteroneReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0.13–0.86 nmol/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0.16–0.66 nmol/LLinked diagnostic tests1Aldosterone Concentration Test
- Blood Urea NitrogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 6–18 mg/dL; Child (< 10y): 5–15 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Blood Urea Nitrogen Tests
- Creatine Kinase2 (CK-MB) IsoenzymeReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2 %Linked diagnostic tests1Creatine Kinase Concentration
- Creatinine (Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 0.1–0.4 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 0.6–1.2 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Creatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- D-DimerReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–240 µg/LLinked diagnostic tests1D-Dimer Blood Test
- FibrinogenReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 150–400 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Fibrinogen Concentration test
- Gamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 6–30 units/L; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 6–38 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Gamma-Glutamyltransferase (GGT) Concentration
- HomocysteineReference range exampleAll, Female: 4–15 µmol/L; All, Male: 7–16 µmol/LLinked diagnostic tests1Homocysteine Concentration (HCY, Blood)
- Intracranial Pressure (Cerebrospinal Fluid Pressure, CSF Pressure)Linked diagnostic tests1Intracranial Prassure Monitoring (CSF Pressure)
- Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 120–250 units/L; Adult ( > 16y): 100–200 units/LLinked diagnostic tests1Lactate Dehydrogenase Concentration
- Lactic Acid (Venous Blood)Reference range exampleAll: 0.5–2.2 mEq/LLinked diagnostic tests1Lactic Acid Concentration
- Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PaCO2)Reference range exampleAll: 35–45 mm HgLinked diagnostic tests1Partial Pressure of Arterial Carbon Dioxide (PCO2, PaCO2)
- PlateletsReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 150–450 109/L; Adult ( > 16y): 135–380 109/LLinked diagnostic tests1Platelet Count
- Prothrombin TimeReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 10–13 secondsLinked diagnostic tests1Prothrombin Time (PT)
- Uric Acid, BloodReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 2.5–7 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 4–8 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Blood Uric Acid Concentration Test
- Urine Hyaline CastsReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 0–2 /lpfLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Hyaline Cast Concentration
- Urine OsmolalityReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 250–950 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Osmolality
- Urine Specific Gravity (SG)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 1.005–1.03Linked diagnostic tests1Urine Specific Gravity (SG)
- Vitamin B12 (VB12)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 130–670 pmol/LLinked diagnostic tests1Vitamin B12 (VB12) Concentration
Often decreased
8- Chloride (Blood, Cl)Reference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 97–106 mEq/L; Birth - 2wks: 94–106 mEq/LLinked diagnostic tests1Chloride Concentration (Blood)
- Creatinine Clearance RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 87–110 ml/minute; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 100–140 ml/minuteLinked diagnostic tests1Creatinine Clearance (CrCl)
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation RateReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y), Female: 0–20 mm/Hr; Adult ( > 16y), Male: 0–15 mm/HrLinked diagnostic tests1erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
- LymphocytesReference range exampleAdult ( > 16y): 25–40 %; 700–3,500 cells/mm3Linked diagnostic tests2Differential White Blood Cell Count Tests, Lymphocytes Count
- Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)Reference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 274–290 mOsm/kg; Birth - 2wks: 265–285 mOsm/kgLinked diagnostic tests1Osmolality, Blood (Serum Osmolality)
- Sodium (Na, Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 134–150 mEq/L; Child (0 - 16y): 136–145 mEq/LLinked diagnostic tests1Sodium Concentration (Na, Blood)
- Urine ChlorideReference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 2–10 mmol/day; Child (0 - 16y): 15–14 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Chloride Concentration
- Urine SodiumReference range exampleChild (0 - 16y): 41–115 mmol/day; Adult ( > 16y): 40–220 mmol/dayLinked diagnostic tests1Urine Sodium Quantitative (24hr)
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Congestive Heart Failure
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Thuja (Eastern White Cedar, Thuja Occidentalis) [1, 2, 3, 4]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present. Little is known about the full effects of Thuja, so it is not recommended for medicinal use. Thuja can be poisonous if ingested in large amounts.
Recommendation: no recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Thuja helps to treat congestive heart failure)
Grade of Evidence: very low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002769.htm
3. http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/cs_thoc2.pdf
4. http://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&query=thuja&x=0&y=0
5. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/835934
6. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/congestiveheartfailure/htm/index.htm
7. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000158.htm
8. http://www.medicinenet.com/congestive_heart_failure/page2.htm#3whatare
9. http://www.emedicinehealth.com/congestive_heart_failure/page3_em.htm#Congestive Heart Failure Symptoms
10. http://www.cardiologychannel.com/chf/index.shtml
11. http://www.texasheart.org/hic/topics/cond/CHF.cfm
12. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1751-7133
13. http://www.healthscout.com/ency/68/164/main.html