Cabergoline is one of several ergoline dopamine agonist medications used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease (PD). We diagnosed constrictive pericarditis (CP) in a patient with PD receiving cabergoline therapy (10 mg daily), who had symptoms and signs of congestive heart failure (CHF). In ...
Transudative pleural effusion (TPE) fluid is similar to the fluid that one normally has in his/her pleural space. It forms from liquid leaking across the normal pleura. This type rarely needs to be drained unless it is very large. Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the most common cause ...
1. Symptoms typical of heart failure (breathlessness at rest or on exercise, fatigue, tiredness) 2. Signs typical of heart failure (tachycardia, tachypnoea, pulmonary rales, pleural effusion, raised jugular venous pressure, gallop rhythm, peripheral oedema, hepatomegaly, cardiomegaly, third heart...
Infections:Infections are another serious complication of ascites. In patients with ascites related to portal hypertension, bacteria from the gut may spontaneously invade the peritoneal fluid (ascites) and cause an infection. This is called spontaneous bacterialperitonitisor SBP. Antibodies are rare in a...
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is a clinical syndrome commonly encountered in the small animal practice. Although there are a multitude of underlying cardiac diseases that can predispose patients to heart failure, the development of CHF represents a final common pathway resulting from insufficient ...
Right sided CHF is evidenced by jugular venous distension, hepatomegaly and ascites, and possibly pleural effusion and peripheral edema. When stroke volume is decreased, there is decreased renal blood flow and decreased sodium delivery to the macula densa of the kidney, which activates the renin-...
Prompt recognition of pleural effusion symptoms such as dry cough, tightness in the chest, and shortness of breath is key as pleural effusion can be life-threatening if not treated. If pulmonary toxicity, interstitial lung disease, or pneumonitis is suspected, midostaurin treatment should be ...
Anatomic features of the dissected aorta are presented in Fig 2. Table II. Preprocedural patient characteristics Preoperative condition% (n/N) Cardiovascular Previous MI 5.0 (2/40) Previous symptomatic CHF 2.5 (1/40) LVEF <20% 0 (0/36) Previous diagnosis of coronary artery disease 7.9 (3...