LEK Exam: 2018 sesja wiosenna, subject: Interna, question nr: 31

Orthopnoea in a patient with left ventricular insufficiency typically starts:

A. late after lying down, it awakes the patient, and subsides after ≥ 30 minutes of verticalization.

B. late after lying down, but it does not awake the patient, and subsides after ≥ 30 minutes of verticalization.

C. right after lying down and it subsides promptly after standing up or sitting.

D. 1-2 minutes after lying down and it subsides a few minutes after standing up or sitting.

E. 15 minutes after lying down and subsides after ≥ 30 minutes of sitting.

Dział: Interna