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Table 5 Patient basal data to be collected

From: Impact of point-of-care ultrasound on the hospital length of stay for internal medicine inpatients with cardiopulmonary diagnosis at admission: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial—the IMFCU-1 (Internal Medicine Focused Clinical Ultrasound) study

Demographic data

Age (years)

Gender (female)

Height (cm)

Weight (kg)

BMI (kg/m2)

Prior medical conditions

Hypertension

Congestive cardiac failure

Angina

Myocardial infarction

Coronary intervention

Known significant valve disease

Valve replacement

Cardiac arrhythmia

Pulmonary hypertension

COPD

Interstitial lung disease

Asthma

Smoking

Diabetes

Known renal failure

Stroke

HIV

Venous thromboembolism

Cancer (type, active/remission, metastasis)

Chronic liver disease

Hypothyroidism

Hyperthyroidism

Cognitive impairment/dementia

Chronic medication

Antihypertensive

Beta-blockers

Antiplatelet

Anticoagulant

Systemic steroids

Diuretics

Chemotherapy

Other

Cardiopulmonary symptoms

Dyspnea/shortness of breath

Chest pain

Palpitations

Cough

Fever suspected to be respiratory or cardiac

Lower limb edema

Altered state of consciousness

Other

Vital signs

Blood pressure (mmHg)

Heart rate (beats per minute)

Temperature (°C)

Respiratory rate (breaths per minute)

O2 saturation (%)

  1. BMI body mass index, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV human immunodeficiency virus