Congestive heart failure
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Congestive heart failure, abbreviated CHF, is a clinical diagnosis that is often due to coronary atherosclerosis; however, there are a large number of potential causes.
General
Clinical
Symptoms:
- Fatigue.
- Dyspnea.
- Cough.
- Leg swelling.
Signs:
- Pitting edema.
- Pleural effusion.
- Ascites.
- Elevated JVP.
Treatment - LMNOP:
- Lasix (furosemide).
- Morphine.
- Nitrates.
- Oxygen.
- Position (elevate head).
Causes
- Coronary atherosclerosis.
- Calcific aortic stenosis.[1]
- Congenital heart disease.
- Cardiomyopathy.
- Others.