Left VS Right Sided Heart Failure

-Left vs. Right Sided Heart Failure-
🫁LEFT side think LUNGS
You’ll see more pulmonary symptoms in patients with left-sided HF
These include dyspnea, crackles, labored breathing, moist cough, and orthopnea
🧍RIGHT side think REST of the body
Fluid is backing up into the venous system
This will cause swelling of the extremities and pitting edema, weight gain, jugular venous distention (JVD), increased girth, and may cause weeping of the legs in those with severe pitting edema (fluid is exiting through the skin)
What is the KEY lab result we’d see as ELEVATED depending on the severity of heart failure? Do you know? Comment below!
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[@Natalie82170]

Also, right sided heart failure is almost always caused by left sided heart failure.

[@SobiaHussain-dj1jz]

Very helpful.
Jazakillah mam

[@starkhalessi0000]

Cor pulmonale usually results from left side failure!

[@starkhalessi0000]

But right sided willl be your liver patients (drinkers look for jaundice and ascites) check renal function as increased pressure will decrease ability for kidneys to work at maximum function of either side of heart. (Kidneys are the first organ to fail, always)

[@MikeNaples]

You may confuse students with that explanation since left sided heart failure affects "the rest of the body" in the same manner as right sided heart failure.

[@NurseInTheMaking]

Hi there! Thank you for your feedback! The memory trick for the left side being related to "lungs" is due to the pulmonary symptoms that are often primary symptoms (trouble breathing, shortness of breath, cough, etc) while the right side or "rest of the body" deals with head to toe primary symptoms often seen (swelling of hands & legs, weight gain & edema, ascites, JVD, etc). There will most likely be secondary symptoms that will affect more of the body in both right & left-sided heart failure, but this video is intended to review the primary symptoms.
I hope this helps clear up that information! Best of luck to you! 🙂

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[@misterk9318]

Can you have both happening at the same time?

[@NurseInTheMaking]

That's a great question! Yes, a person can experience both left and right heart failure at the same time - this is called biventricular heart failure. Each of the symptoms can be provided in a mixed presentation.

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[@jennh.9325]

What if you have both

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My husband had a stroke due to left side heart failure due to weak, thin wall

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