All of the following are signs of Cor pumonale except: September 2007
Feeble pulse
Elevated JVP
Hepatomegaly
Peripheral edema
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