Cor pulmonale

Definition

• What is cor pulmonale? A, hl
• What are the types of cor pulmonale? A, hl
• What is Pack-year? a

Epidemiology

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Etiology and Pathophysiology

• What are the causes of chronic cor pulmonale? A, hl
• What are the causes of right heart failure? a

Clinical manifestations

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Examinations

• What are the signs of chronic cor pulmonale? a
• What are the signs of pulmonary hypertension (PH)? A, hl

Investigations

• What investigations are done in cor pulmonale? A, hl
• What are the ECG findings of cor pulmonale? hl

Diagnosis

• What are the differential diagnoses? A
• Why cor pulmonale? A
• Why not CLD? A, hl
• Whys is this not CCF? hl
• Why not nephrotic syndrome? A
• Why is this not Eisenmenger’s syndrome? Hl
• It it necessary to have right ventricular failure to diagnose cor pulmonale? hl

Treatment

• How to manage cor pulmonaly? A, hl
• What is the prognosis of cor pulmonale? a

Complications

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