Mild lower extremity edema, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, and orthopnea are present. No chest pain has occurred. He is not taking any medications. His temperature is 37.0, blood pressure 80/40 ...

When the legs are elevated at night, the fluid redistributes centrally causing pulmonary edema resulting in orthopnea (dyspnea while laying flat) or paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND). Hepatic ...

This was followed by episodes of paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea and orthopnea requiring three pillows for relief. When her physician found her to be anemic, she began taking iron and liver pills and ...

was accompanied by sweating and weakness and was not relieved by nitroglycerin. There was no orthopnea, paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea or edema of the ankles. There was no history ...