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Heart Failure Symptoms and Signs Guide by Asad Khan Khalil is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses the signs and symptoms of heart failure. It describes how heart failure symptoms can be divided into left-sided and right-sided, but that there is often overlap. The cardinal symptoms are fatigue, shortness of breath, swelling, and cough or wheezing. Additional symptoms can include orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, increased heart rate, lack of appetite, confusion, and jugular vein distension. A physical exam may reveal crackles, effusions, displaced heart sounds, and edema.
- Author
- Asad Khan Khalil
- Language
- EN