Module 01: Respiratory Problems (Assessment)
55-year-old smoker with a history of chronic productive cough presents to Casualty breathless and drowsy. On examination he is centrally cyanosed with a raised JVP and a palpable liver. There is a blowing pansystolic murmur at the lower left sternal border. No abnormality is heard in the lungs. The most likely diagnosis is.
A.Rheumatic heart disease
B.Cor pulmonale
C.Emphysema
D.Infective endocarditis
E.Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis
55-year-old smoker with a history of chronic productive cough presents to Casualty breathless and drowsy. On examination he is centrally cyanosed with a raised JVP and a palpable liver. There is a blowing pansystolic murmur at the lower left sternal border. No abnormality is heard in the lungs. The most likely diagnosis is.
A.Rheumatic heart disease
B.Cor pulmonale
C.Emphysema
D.Infective endocarditis
E.Exacerbation of chronic bronchitis