Question 428 · LEK · Superior vena cava syndrome
Which of the statements below are true about the symptoms of superior vena cava syndrome (SVCS):
1) dyspnoea is present;
2) facial oedema is present;
3) jugular veins are dilated;
4) SVCS cannot be diagnosed on the basis of physical examination - imaging techniques are necessary;
5) facial veins are dilated.
The correct answer is:
2) facial oedema is present;
3) jugular veins are dilated;
4) SVCS cannot be diagnosed on the basis of physical examination - imaging techniques are necessary;
5) facial veins are dilated.
The correct answer is:
- A. 2,3,4,5.
- B. 1,2,3,5.
- C. 2,3.
- D. 1,5.
- E. all the above.
Hint
SVCS is usually recognisable at the bedside from upper-body venous congestion; imaging mainly confirms it and shows the cause.
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