Cor Pulmonale Leads to Which of the Following Complications
Complications of cor pulmonale include syncope hypoxia pedal edema passive hepatic congestion and death. Two patients with facio-auriculo-vertebral sequence and cor pulmonale secondary to chronic airway obstruction responded rapidly and completely following surgical removal of normal-sized tonsillar and adenoidal tissue. Pin By Maria A On Medical Pa School Respiratory Therapy Student Nursing School Survival Respiratory Therapy It is the most common cause of cor pulmonale. . Autoimmune diseases that damage the lungs such as scleroderma. One of the most important complications of acute or chronic cor pulmonale is respiratory failure. This makes it harder for the heart to pump blood to the lungs. Cor pulmonale may lead to congestive heart failure CHF with worsening of respiration due to pulmonary edema swelling of the legs due to peripheral edema and painful congestive hepatomegaly enlargement of the liver due to tissue damag...