They are the people suffering from stage four cancers,
advanced congestive heart failure, and other terminal conditions.
Jesse is in denial when his brother arrives at Angels Memorial in bad shape after being pinned down in a warehouse collapse and further tests reveal he has
advanced congestive heart failure.
Not exact matches
The researchers also analyzed the effects of methylnaltrexone on another 135 patients from the same trials who had
advanced illnesses other than cancer, such as
congestive heart failure,
advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or neurologic diseases.
Thanks to new technological
advances, the test is now widely used to diagnose numerous cardiovascular conditions, including
congestive heart failure, coronary heart disease, and the extent of heart muscle damage caused by heart attacks (some of which may go unrecognized with less sensitive technology).
If the heart disease is more
advanced, causing a condition known as
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), greater sodium restriction is advised.
Her research interests include management of
congestive heart failure with particular interest in the renin - angiotensin - aldosterone system as well as
advanced cardiac imaging.
Although geriatric or sedentary dogs may show no apparent symptoms of
congestive heart failure until its
advanced stages, habitually active adult dogs usually show some common signs of distress.
In the most
advanced cases where many adult worms have built up in the heart without treatment, signs progress to severe weight loss, fainting, coughing up blood, and finally,
congestive heart failure.
A similar situation can occur in pets that are uremic (azotemic) due to
advanced kidney disease and occasionally in pets with
congestive heart disease... (ref) as well.
In
advanced cases, dogs may suffer
congestive heart failure.
Cats with more
advanced HCM and symptoms will often need additional heart medications to help control abnormal heart rhythms (usually referred to as arrhythmias) or
congestive heart failure (fluid in or around the lungs).
In addition to diagnostic tests such as radiography, echo cardiograms, and drugs to manage
congestive heart failure, some patients need
advanced intervention to be properly treated.
An
advanced case can lead to a condition called
congestive heart failure that can kill the dog.