3.19.2013

Heart Failure

Quick study material on heart failure:

LEFT SIDED
  • dyspnea
  • wheezing
  • orthopnea
  • S3/S4 gallop
  • puLsus alternans
RIGHT
  • peripheral edema
  • nocturia
  • JVD
  • hepato/spleno-megaly
FUNCTIONAL CLASSES (1 = best, 4 = worst)





Pic source: http://www.remodulin.com/patient/diagnosing-pah.aspx
Source: Medical Boards Step 2 - Made Ridiculously Simple (Andreas Carl, MD)
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