Term
Heart Failure
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Left side |
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Definition
| tachypnea, dyspnea, rales or crackles (heard initially in the lung bases) cyanosis, pulmonary edema, orthopnea |
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Term
Heart Failure
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Right Side |
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Definition
| Pitting peripheral edema, ascites, hepatomegaly, JVD |
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Term
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Definition
Facial Droop
Asymetric Supinatior Failure
Speech Impairment |
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Term
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Definition
sudden-onset face weakness
arm drift (i.e., if a person, when asked to raise both arms, involuntarily lets one arm drift downward)
abnormal speech |
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Term
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Definition
| Cough, chest pain, fever, and dyspnea |
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Term
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Definition
History of Smoking
Dyspnea
Chronic cough and sputum production (in chronic bronchitis)
Wheezing
Rhonchi, decreased intensity of breath sounds, and prolonged expiration on physical examination
Airflow limitation on pulmonary function testing
Tachypnea
Accessory muscle use when breathing
Barrel chest |
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