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The importance of a good clinical history has been emphasized by reviewing the most common diagnostic criteria in cardiac patients. Dyspnea of cardiac origin should be differentiated from respiratory disturbances, neuroses, unfitness, etc. Orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, cardiac asthma and acute pulmonary edema are manifestations of left ventricular failure. Peripheral edema is most frequently due to circulatory disturbances of the lower extremities. Edema of cardiac origin is bilateral, related to postural changes and associated with cardiomegaly. Hepatic and renal problems are also common causes of edema. Chest pain due to myocardial ischemia (angina pectoris) is characteristic in its location, radiation, onset and relief. It should be differentiated from the many other causes of chest pain (neurosis, pericarditis, myalgia, etc.) by a carefully taken history. Palpitations and syncope are common symptoms of severe cardiac disease. Patients with these complaints should be thoroughly investigated. Syncope of cardiac origin (Stokes-Adams attack) should be differentiated from epileptic seizures.
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PMID:Importance of the history in diagnosing cardiac patients. 2046 42

Clinical data of 39 children with paragonimiasis treated in Chongqing Three Gorges Central Hospital during 2008-2010 were retrospectively analyzed. The cases aged from 3 to 10 years old, with 25 cases of polyserositis (64.1%), 14 cases of cerebral paragonimiasis (35.9%). Among the cases of polyserositis, all showed dyspnea,tachypnea and diminished respiration (100%). Other symptoms or signs included purulent pleurisy, orthopnea, restricted activity, distant heart sounds, purulent pericarditis, abdominal distension, and hepatomegaly. In the 14 cases of cerebral paragonimiasis, 10 cases (71.4%) complained headache, 8 cases (57.1%) with vomiting, and other symptoms such as seizures, limb rigidity associated with conscious disturbance. Eight patients were treated with surgery and praziquantel, while others with praziquantel alone. After treatment 25 cases (64.1%) were cured, 13 cases (33.3%) improved, and 1 case (2.6%) showed no change.
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PMID:[Retrospective analysis of 39 child cases of paragonimiasis]. 2197 96