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screening questions for heart failure (FACES)
Acronym - FACES (of heart failure)
F Do you ever feel Fatigue?
A Have you experienced an Altered activity of exercise pattern?
C Are you Comfortable walking up 1 flight of stairs?
E Do you ever get Edema (swelling)?
S Are you ever Short of breath?
General
screening for heart failure
References
Watson K, in: UCLA Intensive Course in Geriatric Medicine &
Board Review, Marina Del Ray, CA, Sept 12-15, 2001