"Short Stay Management of Heart Failure" Handbook

W. Frank Peacock, IV, MD, FACEP

The "Short Stay Management of Heart Failure" handbook is sponsored by the Society for Chest Pain Centers and is the first roadmap to treatment of heart failure patients in an observation unit. It gives practitioners a full understanding of the medical requirements, administrative processes, and regulatory issues involved in observation unit care of heart failure patients.

This essential guide includes...

A practical guide to every phase of heart failure management in an observation unit—admission criteria, initial evaluation, treatment protocols, drugs that should and should not be used, discharge criteria, discharge planning, and patient education in the emergency department
Appendices containing treatment pathways and algorithms; sample orders; discharge information; reminder cards; and diet instructions
Discussions of performance measurement, staffing, and facilities requirements for observation unit heart failure management
Discussions about regulatory issues

Included in the Handbook is a CD-ROM with all appendices for quick and easy printing.

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Topics Covered:

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 Unite 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

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Contributing Authors:

Nancy M. Albert, PhD, CCNS, CCRN, CNA
Adjunct Associate Professor, Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Director of Nursing Research and Innovation, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Douglas S. Ander, MD
Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta GA

Arti N. Bhavsar, Pharm D
Assistant Director, Clinical Services, Department of Pharmacy, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL

Sean P. Collins, MD, MSc
Assistant Professor, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH

Ginger Conway MSN, RN, CNP
Field Service Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

Deborah B. Diercks, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

Harischandra B. Karunaratne, MD
Director of Coronary Care Unit and Co-Director of Cardiovascular Research and Department of Cardiology, Florida Hospital, Orlando, FL

J. Douglas Kirk MD, FACEP
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Vice Chair for Clinical Operations, Medical Director, Chest Pain Evaluation Unit, Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Davis, Medical Center, Sacramento, CA

Vincent N. Mosesso Jr., MD
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Medical Director of Prehospital Care System, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

W. Frank Peacock, IV, MD, FACEP
Vice Chief, Emergency Medicine, Medical Director, Event Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Majid Qazi, DO
Cardiology Fellow, Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI

Nicole Rosenke
Student, Department of Pharmacy, Florida Hospital, FL

Eksie M. Selby MSN, ARNP, CCNS, CCRN
Director, CardioPulmonary Services/Sleep Disorder Center, Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center, Danville, KY

Sandra Sieck, RN, MBA
President and CEO, Sieck Healthcare Consulting, Mobile, AL

Robert J. Stomel, DO, FACC
Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, Chief of Cardiology, Department of Cardiology/Internal Medicine, Botsford General Hospital, Farmington Hills, MI

Robin J. Trupp, MSN, APRN, BC, CCRN
President, Comprehensive CV Consulting LLC, PhD Student, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

Marvin A. Wayne, MD, FACEP
Associate Clinical Professor, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle WA, Senor Attending Physician, Department of Emergency Medical Services, St. Joseph Hospital, Bellingham, WA