Chronic Heart Failure – Diagnosis and Management

Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

• Background
  • Causes, prevalence, prognosis, and complications.
• Diagnosis
  • How to assess people with suspected heart failure.
• Management
  • How to manage people with suspected heart failure in primary care and when to refer.
• Optional quiz to assess your learning from the course
• An audit suggestion
• A list of useful links and resources for further reading

Goals

During this course you will learn:

• The causes, prevalence, risk factors, prognosis, and complications.
• When to make a working diagnosis of heart failure and refer to confirm the diagnosis.
• How to manage symptoms, including breathlessness and fatigue, to increase exercise capacity, and improve quality of life.
• Appropriate advice to provide on self-management, driving, and fitness to fly.
• How to manage symptoms at the end of life and help plan end of life care.

Audit Suggestions

Topics covered