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 Congestive Heart FailureVolume 13 Issue 1, Pages 41 - 47 Published Online: 2 Feb 2007 © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 534K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Review Paper The Physical Examination in Heart Failure—Part I Copyright 2007 Le Jacq (CHF. 2007;13:41–47) ABSTRACTThe major components and merits of the physical examination of patients with heart failure are presented. A staging of the physical examination practiced by most heart failure specialists is proposed based on the information needed at the time of the encounter. The challenges to our subspecialty regarding this diagnostic tool are the prevention of its extinction during an era of seemingly limitless comprehensive laboratory testing, the promotion of its widespread use, and, over the years, the subjection of its components to the rigors of blinded controlled studies. Part I addresses the staging of the physical examination in heart failure, general observation of the patient, vital signs, and assessment of arterial pulse and neck veins. Manuscript received November 6, 2006; accepted December 21, 2006 | 
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