Emergency department with complaints of shortness of breath

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56-year-old female who presents to the Emergency Department with complaints of shortness of breath, fatigue, bilateral leg swelling and a recent weight gain of 10 pounds in the last three days. She reports difficult sleeping over the last week and states "whenever I lay down, I feel like I can't breathe". She also reports using multiple pillows to prop herself up and "that's the only way I can sleep".

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