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====Vitals====
====Vitals====
=====Pulse=====
=====Pulse=====
* Tachycardia
 
*Irreregular peripheral pulse
*[[Tachycardia]]
*[[Tachycardia]]
=====Blood Pressure=====
=====Blood Pressure=====
* Fluctuating blood pressure and pulse pressure (1)
 
*[[Orthostatic hypotension]]
*[[Orthostatic hypotension]]
* [[Hypovolemic shock]]
* [[Hypovolemic shock]]


=====Respiratory Rate=====
=====Respiratory Rate=====
* Tachypnea (1)
 
*[[Tachypnea]]
*[[Tachypnea]]


====Neck====
====Neck====
* Neck vein distention (1)
 
*Cannon waves in the neck veins (1)
*Neck [[vein]] [[distension]] (elevated [[JVP]])
*Neck [[vein]] [[distension]] (elevated [[JVP]])
* [[Cannon A waves|Cannon waves]] in the neck veins
* [[Cannon A waves|Cannon waves]] in the neck veins


====Lungs====
====Lungs====
* Pulmonary rales (1)
 
*[[Crackles]] may be heard at the bases of the lungs
*[[Crackles]] may be heard at the bases of the lungs


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====Abdomen====
====Abdomen====
* Pulsatile liver (1)
 
*[[Abdominal distension]] ([[ascites]]) may be present in severe cases
*[[Abdominal distension]] ([[ascites]]) may be present in severe cases


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====Extremities====
====Extremities====
* Edema (1)
 
*[[Edema]] may be present
*[[Edema]] may be present



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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Raviteja Guddeti, M.B.B.S. [2]

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