The RAAS Feedback Loop

The RAAS Feedback Loop. A two-module nursing series on why a failing heart makes the kidneys hold on to fluid, and how ACE inhibitors and ARBs step in.

A two-module nursing series on why a failing heart makes the kidneys hold on to fluid, and how ACE inhibitors and ARBs step in.

Module 1 · about 25 min

How RAAS works

  • What triggers RAAS
  • The cascade and angiotensin II’s five effects
  • Compensation vs decompensation, and BNP
  • Signs and symptoms to watch for
Start Module 1
Module 2 · about 30 min

ACE inhibitors and ARBs

  • Where each drug interrupts the cascade
  • Side effects predicted from what is missing
  • Nursing monitoring and patient teaching
  • Scenario practice
Start Module 2