Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Killip Class review

Killip class — The Killip classification, published in 1967, categorizes patients with an acute MI based upon the presence or absence of simple physical examination findings that suggest LV dysfunction
 
Class I   -  no evidence of HF
Class II  -  findings consistent with mild to moderate HF (S3, lung rales less than one-half way up the
                 posterior  lung fields, or jugular venous distension)
Class III - overt pulmonary edema
Class IV - cardiogenic shock

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