Heart Failure Clinic Facility: James A Haley VAMC, Tampa FL Contact Person: Jeannette McCain, MA,...
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Heart Failure Heart Failure Clinic Clinic Facility: James A Haley VAMC, Facility: James A Haley VAMC, Tampa FL Tampa FL Contact Person: Contact Person: Jeannette McCain, MA, ARNP-C Jeannette McCain, MA, ARNP-C [email protected] [email protected]
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Heart Failure ClinicHeart Failure Clinic
Facility: James A Haley VAMC, Tampa FLFacility: James A Haley VAMC, Tampa FL
Contact Person:Contact Person:
Jeannette McCain, MA, ARNP-CJeannette McCain, MA, ARNP-C
[email protected]@VA.Gov
Heart Failure ClinicHeart Failure Clinic
PURPOSE: to provide to patients with class III PURPOSE: to provide to patients with class III and IV Heart Failure and their significant and IV Heart Failure and their significant others intense:others intense:
Medical follow-up Medical follow-up Education regarding:Education regarding:
Disease processDisease process Medication therapyMedication therapy Dietary and fluid guidelinesDietary and fluid guidelines Medication purposes, use and side effectsMedication purposes, use and side effects
Heart Failure ClinicHeart Failure Clinic
Co-morbidities:Co-morbidities: DiabetesDiabetes HypertensionHypertension HyperlipidemiaHyperlipidemia Atherosclerosis Atherosclerosis Renal disease Renal disease Vascular diseaseVascular disease
Heart Failure ClinicHeart Failure Clinic
Lifestyle guidelines:Lifestyle guidelines: Living with heart failure Living with heart failure Proper exerciseProper exercise Stress managementStress management Daily weightDaily weight Proper nutritional needs and eating tipsProper nutritional needs and eating tips
Heart Failure ClinicHeart Failure Clinic
Provide a consistent and easy to reach contact for Provide a consistent and easy to reach contact for problemsproblems
Conduit to additional services/referrals:Conduit to additional services/referrals: Heart transplantation evaluationHeart transplantation evaluation LVAD LVAD Research programs (ie CorCap)Research programs (ie CorCap) Palliative CarePalliative Care SurgerySurgery Home care for Inotrope and or Intervenous diuretic Home care for Inotrope and or Intervenous diuretic
therapy. therapy.
