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This is a result of pulmonary congestion which occurs as a result of left-sided heart failure.
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d
Cough with frothy sputum
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This is described as breathlessness on lying in the recumbent position that is relieved on sitting up. Often patients are breathless at night time. This is a sign of left-sided heart failure.
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b
Orthopnoea
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This is often caused by decreased cardiac output and is a sign of left-sided heart failure.
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e
Activity intolerance
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A characteristic sign of right heart failure is peripheral oedema. Less blood reaches the lungs and builds up in the systemic circulation resulting in oedema.
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a
Peripheral Oedema
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This indicates decreased tissue perfusion as a result of reduced cardiac output. This is a sign of left-sided heart failure.
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c
Peripheral cyanosis
Concept
Chapter
2693
3798
Heart Failure
Topic
134
Cardiology
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A 77-year-old female presents to her GP with symptoms which are consistent with heart failure.

Which of the following clinical presentations would suggest right-sided heart failure?
a