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Download for FREE today - special Mnemonics Cheatsheet - so you can be SURE that you have that Must Know information down: bit.ly/nursing-memory Outline Please Read His Text P-Peripheral edema R-Raised JVP H-Hepatomegaly T-Tricuspid incompetence Description Cor pulmonale is an enlargement of the right side of the heart caused by a problem with the lungs or pulmonary vessels. This pneumonic represents the symptoms
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