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Q1. Suggest the best therapeutic regimen to control/overcome the current situation. Ans:  Major goals in the treatment of congestive heart failure: relief of pulmonary and systemic venous congestion, improvement of myocardial performance, and reversal of the underlying disease process (if possible). a. Digoxin   10 mcg/kg/24 hr -Exerts positive ionotropic effect -Digoxin also exerts beneficial effects […]

Cardiothoracic ratio = (MRD + MLD) / ID where: MRD = greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to right heart border MLD = greatest perpendicular diameter from midline to left heart border ID = internal diameter of chest at level of right hemidiaphragm 1. What is the significance of the findings of the chest X- Ray?