Question

client education for atrial fibrillation

Answer 1

Ans) Client education for atrial fibrillation:

- Take medication exactly as directed. Don’t skip doses.

- Check your pulse & keep a diary record of your pulse results. Ask your doctor which pulse rates mean that you need medical attention. Slowing your pulse is often the goal of treatment. Ask your doctor if it’s OK for you to use an automatic machine to check your pulse at home. Sometimes these machines don’t count the pulse correctly with AFib.

- Limit your intake of coffee, tea, cola, and other drinks with caffeine.

- Don't take over-the-counter medicines that have caffeine in them. Also avoid medicines with pseudoephedrine.

- Let your doctor know what medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, as well as any supplements. They interfere with some medicines given for AFib.

- Some people need to avoid alcohol to better treat AFib. If you are taking blood-thinner medicines, alcohol may interfere with them by increasing their effect.

- Never take stimulants such as amphetamines or cocaine. These drugs can speed up your heart rate and trigger AFib.

- Manage weight. If you are above your ideal body weight, losing excess pounds can reduce incidence risk of AFib.