A 22-year-old man with progressive orthopnea, tachycardia, and a nonproductive cough.
Emergency Department, Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Wichita, KS, USA.
Elizabeth
E
McInnis
Karen
K
Hayes
D000328:Adult; D002311:Cardiomyopathy, Dilated / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D018450:Disease Progression; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000209:etiology*; D016529:Emergency Nursing / Q000379:methods; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D005221:Fatigue / Q000209:etiology; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking / Q000379:methods; D009730:Nursing Assessment / Q000379:methods; D010808:Physical Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000451:nursing; D011187:Posture; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000209:etiology*