IDENTIFYSigns, symptoms, and other information that can indicate the presence and severity of the patient’s in making the diagnosis of CVD, and what kind of disease is that. A 79-year-old woman presents at the Emergency Department with generalized complaints: constantlyfeeling tired and unwell. Her heart rate was in the range of 110 – 120 beats per minute and her bloodpressure was 150/100. She complaints of dry cough and gasping of air. She also states that over thelast 2 weeks she has noted that her breathing difficulty has severely limited her activities and hasincreased to persist even at rest, especially when lying down. She also reports of sudden awakening atnight. On enquiry, she reports a recent weight gain along with a general reduction in her state of health.She explains that she has diabetes Type 2 (diet-controlled) from the last 5 years and hypertension sinceshe was 40 years old. Her father died at age 85 due to 'old age', her mother died at age 88 after a hipfracture, and a brother age 80 alive with no significant history. She is on Minoxidil 10mg po bid for herhypertension, and has no known drug allergies. She denies any chest pain, fever, chills, abdominal pain,nausea, vomiting or changes in bowel habits. Upon investigation, serum troponin I was 1.1 ng/mL andchest x-ray show evidence of interstitial edema and some early alveolar edema.

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