- Finally, assess whether
the patient is overloaded by looking at the ankles
(or sacrum in those
who are bedbound) for peripheral oedema
and listen to the lung bases
for the sounds of pulmonary oedema
- Examine the peripheral
pulses
(or at least suggest to the examiner that you would do this)
- You might offer (if
time permits) to also examine for hepatomegaly,
which might be enlarged
in right heart failure
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