Article Text
Image challenge
Dyspnoea in a cancer patient
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Clinical Introduction
A 32-year-old woman with a history of adenocarcinoma presents with progressive dyspnoea evoked by activities of daily living, lower extremity oedema, and abdominal bloating and distention. An echocardiogram is performed with M-mode and Doppler images shown in Figure 1.
Question
What finding would you expect to find on physical examination?
Friction rub
Large V waves …
Footnotes
Competing interests None declared.
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