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Assessment of severity of disease

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Severity can be assessed on the basis of:

  • history - symptoms - absence doesn't mean that disease isn't severe
  • examination - fluid overload
  • investigations - ECG may be abnormal
  • chest radiology - heart enlarged, pulmonary oedema

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