How to Eat a Low-Sodium Diet for the Newly DiagnosedIt is imperative for heart failure patients to learn how to eat a low-sodium diet. I wanted to share what I have learned over the past several years. If you... By Morgan Drutchas1 min readBookmark for later
How to Prepare for Travel with Heart FailureIf you are like me and the many other people in the world, you love to travel. Traveling with heart failure is something that can be nerve-wracking, but with the... By Olivia Rose3 min readBookmark for later
What Is the Watchman?In my role as a respiratory therapist, I often conduct EKGs at the hospital. During a recent session with a kind gentleman in his 70s, the computer interpretation revealed an... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
How to Eat a Low-Sodium Diet for the Newly DiagnosedIt is imperative for heart failure patients to learn how to eat a low-sodium diet. I wanted to share what I have learned over the past several years. If you... By Morgan Drutchas1 min readBookmark for later
How to Prepare for Travel with Heart FailureIf you are like me and the many other people in the world, you love to travel. Traveling with heart failure is something that can be nerve-wracking, but with the... By Olivia Rose3 min readBookmark for later
What Is the Watchman?In my role as a respiratory therapist, I often conduct EKGs at the hospital. During a recent session with a kind gentleman in his 70s, the computer interpretation revealed an... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
How to Eat a Low-Sodium Diet for the Newly DiagnosedIt is imperative for heart failure patients to learn how to eat a low-sodium diet. I wanted to share what I have learned over the past several years. If you... By Morgan Drutchas1 min readBookmark for later
How to Prepare for Travel with Heart FailureIf you are like me and the many other people in the world, you love to travel. Traveling with heart failure is something that can be nerve-wracking, but with the... By Olivia Rose3 min readBookmark for later
What Is the Watchman?In my role as a respiratory therapist, I often conduct EKGs at the hospital. During a recent session with a kind gentleman in his 70s, the computer interpretation revealed an... By John Bottrell, RRT3 min readBookmark for later
Kitchen GadgetsI have found that a key component of staying sane, while acknowledging the amount of home cooking required when adhering to a low sodium diet for heart failure, is the... By Morgan Drutchas2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Having a Career with Heart DiseaseWhether you are around family or friends the topic of work will inevitably become one of the topics of conversation. If you’re like me you dread these conversations because you... By Olivia Rose3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Hidden from the HeartI tried to ignore the symptoms of heart failure until I was a patient with heart failure, pneumonia, and a blood count of seven. It was too much to hide...Bookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments13 comments
How do you cope with the summer heat?The summer months, and higher heat and humidity, can cause those with heart failure to overheat--sometimes even feeling sick, nauseous, and dizzy. How do you cope with summer heat and...Bookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments200 replies