Your patient is complaining of shortness of breath with exertion and has a cough that produces frothy, blood-tinged sputum. You hear crackles and wheezes when he breathes, and his pulse is rapid. He also reports fatigue and recent weight gain, and he appears anxious. You suspect

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The symptoms described, including shortness of breath with exertion, cough producing frothy, blood-tinged sputum, crackles and wheezes on auscultation, rapid pulse, fatigue, recent weight gain, and anxiety, are indicative of heart failure. These signs suggest fluid overload and pulmonary congestion, common in heart failure.

Your Patient Is Complaining of Shortness of Breath with Exertion