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Directions to Hospitals Treating Orthopnea
Risk calculators and risk factors for Orthopnea

Revision as of 14:40, 26 September 2012

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The content on this page was first contributed by Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2]

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-== Treatment ==
-Supplemental oxygen
-=== Acute Pharmacotherapies ===
-*[[CHF]]
-:*[[nitrates]]
-:*loop [[diuretic]]s
-:*IV [[morphine]]
-:*[[ACE inhibitors]]
-:*[[digoxin]]
-Valve disease:
-:*[[ACE inhibitors]]
-:*[[beta blockers]]
-*Asthma
-:*[[Albuterol]]
-*[[COPD]]
-:*Inhaled vasodilators
-=== Indications for Surgery ===
-*Valve disease
-:*valve replacement
-:*valve balloon
-*Pleural effusion
-:*thoracentesis
 == References ==