RT Book, Section
A1 King, Michael
A1 Perez, Oscar
A2 South-Paul, Jeannette E.
A2 Matheny, Samuel C.
A2 Lewis, Evelyn L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1106848282
T1 Heart Failure
T2 CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 4e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071827454
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106848282
RD 2024/04/19
AB ESSENTIALS  OF  DIAGNOSISLeft  ventricular  dysfunction  by  echocardiographyDyspnea  on  exertion  and  fatigue  are  common,  but  paroxysmal  nocturnal  dyspnea,  orthopnea,  and  peripheral  edema  are  more  diagnostic.Third  heart  sound,  displaced  cardiac  apex,  jugular  venous  distension,  hepatojugular  reflux,  rales,  murmur,  or  peripheral  edema.Any  electrocardiographic  (ECG)  abnormality,  radiographic  evidence  of  pulmonary  venous  congestion,  cardiomegaly,  or  pleural  effusionElevated  B-type  natriuretic  peptide  (BNP)  or  N-terminal  pro-BNP  levels