All of the following are signs of Cor pumonale except: September 2007
Ans. A: Feeble pulse Symptoms of cor pulmonate include: Tiredness, weakness, anorexia Lower extremity oedema May have hepatic pain Symptoms of underlying cause Signs include: Warm, cyanosed extremities Bounding pulse Tachypnoea Raised JVP May be functional tricuspid incompetence - systolic 'v' waves seen in JVP Gallop rhythm, loud P2 due to pulmonary hypeension, but overlying emphysema may reduce hea sounds Hepatomegaly, lower extremity oedema
Feeble pulse
Elevated JVP
Hepatomegaly
Peripheral edema