CARDIAC CIRRHOSIS

Course overview

CARDIAC CIRRHOSIS IS A TERM USED TO INCLUDE THE SPECTRUM OF HEPATIC DISORDERS THAT OCCUR SECONDARY TO HEPATIC CONGESTION DUE TO CARDIAC DYSFUNCTION, ESPECIALLY THE RIGHT HEART CHAMBERS. THIS CONDITION MAY PRESENT WITH SYMPTOMS SUCH AS SHORTNESS OF BREATH, PAROXYSMAL NOCTURNAL DYSPNEA, ORTHOPNEA, AND LEG SWELLING. THIS ACTIVITY ILLUSTRATES THE EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF CARDIAC CIRRHOSIS AND REVIEWS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN IMPROVING CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.