Features of care of patients with cardiovascular diseases

1. Regular measurement of the basic hemodynamic indicators of arterial pressure and pulse.

2. The control over regular reception of cardiovascular preparations, their dosage in strict conformity with doctor's instructions (since many elderly patients have got used to be guided by own state of health: if disturbs nothing - autocratically cancel preparations, reduce a dose, ' spare ' tablets, share with neighbours. Patients of old age with the phenomena of a senile dementia simply can refuse medicines). In the relation to cardiovascular preparations such relation is not admissible.

3. It is necessary to pay attention on unusual ' atypical ' of the complaint, changes from cardiovascular system since at persons of advanced age in most cases even acute statuses, for example, a myocardial infarction, lifting of arterial pressure, rhythm disturbance, begin atypically, ' it is erased ', develop gradually, frequently imitating diseases of other organs and systems (for example, an osteochondrosis).

4. One of terrible complications of a long confinement to bed are clottages and thromboembolisms. A motionless status of extremities compressed by own gravity or pressing subjects, even a pillow enclosed under knees, lead to stagnation of venous blood. It is useful to apply with a view of preventive maintenance physical exercises on a flexion, an extension in joints, superficial massage of feet, their periodic raising by means of a pillow, frequent change of position of a body.

5. It is necessary to own skills of the urgent pre-medical help.

6. In a food it is necessary: salt restriction - proceeding from real conditions of a life of the patient to recommend to patients with diseases of cardiovascular system a diet:

* - with depression of quantity of table salt (to prepare without it, only slightly to add some salt before giving on a table);
* - reduction of quantity of a consumed liquid;
* - depression of the use of Adepses of an animal parentage;
* - augmentation of the use of the products rich with a potassium.