Patient was educated on foods to avoid while watching the sodium intake as follows: Avoid foods to which lot of sodium or salt have been added. Avoid foods such as, frozen dinners, instant noodles, and most canned products such as canned tomato soup, canned vegetable soup, and canned pasta sauces. Avoid snacks such as potato chips, salted crackers, salted almonds and cashews. Also, avoid cured meats and lunch meats to which high amount of salt [...]
Patient was educated that signs and symptoms of pulmonary valve regurgitation can vary from mild to severe depending on the degree of regurgitation and the extent of obstruction to the blood return. Signs and symptoms are as follows: Diminished function of vital organs Compromised blood and oxygen supply to the vital organs affect their function gradually. Blood supply could be reduced to all organs, such as, brain, heart, lung, stomach, and kidneys, affecting their function. [...]
Patient was educated that signs and symptoms of pulmonary valve regurgitation can vary from mild to severe depending on the degree of regurgitation and the extent of obstruction to the blood return. Signs and symptoms are as follows: Dizziness and lightheadedness Reduced output of blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation can contribute towards an overall reduction in output of blood from the left ventricle into the general circulation, resulting in low [...]
Patient was educated on pulmonary valve regurgitation and its pathogenesis as follows: Pulmonary valve is the valve between the right ventricle and pulmonary artery, permitting one-way flow of blood, from the right ventricle into the pulmonary arteries. Pulmonary regurgitation is a condition of incomplete closing of the pulmonary valve, resulting in back flow of blood from the pulmonary arteries into the right ventricle. Since more blood pools on the right side of the heart, the [...]
Patient was educated that signs and symptoms of pulmonary valve stenosis can vary from mild to severe depending on the degree of stenosis and the extent of obstruction to the blood flow. Signs and symptoms are as follows: Increased workload of the heart Pumping blood through the stenotic or incompletely open valve needs extra effort by the heart muscle. Extra effort by the heart must be compensated enough by extra blood and oxygen supply. But, [...]
