TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Heart Failure A1 - King, Michael A1 - Perez, Oscar A2 - South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 - Matheny, Samuel C. A2 - Lewis, Evelyn L. PY - 2015 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 4e 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 SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1106848282 ER -