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Advanced Practice Providers Grand Rounds: Approach to the Management of the Patient with Heart Failure

Advanced practice providers (APPs) –– nurse practitioners and physician assistants –– are key contributors to the delivery of quality care. With expanding practice roles in settings providing more-complex patient care, it is important to provide APPs opportunities for interprofessional continuing education.  

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Clinical Scorecard: Advanced Practice Providers Grand Rounds: Approach to the Management of the Patient with Heart Failure

At a Glance

CategoryDetail
ConditionHeart Failure
Key MechanismsEtiology and pathophysiology of heart failure, including hemodynamic assessment.
Target PopulationPatients with heart failure, including those with acute decompensated heart failure or cardiogenic shock.
Care SettingInterprofessional continuing education for healthcare providers.

Key Highlights

  • Focus on evaluation and management of acute and chronic heart failure.
  • Emphasis on guideline-directed medical therapy.
  • Inclusion of non-pharmacologic management strategies.
  • Discussion of advanced therapies such as LVAD and heart transplant.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration among healthcare providers.

Guideline-Based Recommendations

Diagnosis

  • Apply diagnostic strategies including laboratory, imaging, and hemodynamic assessment.

Management

  • Implement guideline-directed medical therapy and non-pharmacologic management strategies.

Monitoring & Follow-up

  • Evaluate patients for advanced therapies when necessary.

Risks

  • Consider risks associated with acute decompensated heart failure and cardiogenic shock.

Patient & Prescribing Data

Patients with heart failure requiring complex management.

Incorporate both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies in treatment plans.

Clinical Best Practices

  • Promote excellence in patient care through scholarly presentations.
  • Encourage interdisciplinary collaboration in patient management.
  • Utilize evidence-based approaches in clinical practice.

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