Authors: Azhar Ullah Khan / Editor: Steve Corry-Bass / Reviewer: Ketan Patel / Codes: CC8, CP2, ResP2, SLO1, SLO3 / Published: 28/12/2022
A 25-year-old obese female, who is 1-week post-partum presents with gradual worsening shortness of breath on minimal exertion, orthopnoea, pedal oedema and a dry cough. She has no chest pain. She was previously fit and healthy.
On examination, she is afebrile, HR111, BP 110/60, RR 28, SpO2 93% (on room air), Distended JVP, Bilateral crackles, Normal heart sounds.
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Interested cause so I’ll be aware if I face such a case in ed
Useful to know.
Yet another condition I was only vaguely aware of. I got all the questions right mostly by informed guesswork and elimination, rather than actual knowledge. I haven’t knowingly seen this condition before, so at least I am more aware of it now.
interesting
Great Revision