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What Are The Top Five Presenting Symptoms For A Patient

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Posted on Mon, 21 Oct 2019
Question: What are the top five presenting symptoms for a patient with left sided heart failure?
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Answered by Dr. Sagar Makode (26 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
Shortness of breath is commonest

Detailed Answer:
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It's shortness of breath, coughing with pink frothy sputum, generalised weakness due to low cardiac output, pedal edema due to right heart failure secondary to left heart failure, palpitations.
Other signs and symptoms are syncope, dizziness, chest pain, low BP etc.
Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.
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What Are The Top Five Presenting Symptoms For A Patient

Brief Answer: Shortness of breath is commonest Detailed Answer: Hello, It's shortness of breath, coughing with pink frothy sputum, generalised weakness due to low cardiac output, pedal edema due to right heart failure secondary to left heart failure, palpitations. Other signs and symptoms are syncope, dizziness, chest pain, low BP etc. Hope this helps you and get back if you have any doubts.