Key result
An 85-year-old male with multiple comorbidities presented with acute shortness of breath, blood-stained frothy sputum, and diffuse bilateral crackles, prompting radiographic evaluation.
Case Report (n=1)
A clinical case report of an 85-year-old male presenting with acute shortness of breath and frothy sputum, likely representing acute heart failure.
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Standard acute HF presentation in elderly warrants usual evaluation; single case report leaves practice implications open.
Baba et al. (2012) conducted a case report in Acute shortness of breath (n=1). An 85-year-old male with multiple comorbidities presented with acute shortness of breath, blood-stained frothy sputum, and diffuse bilateral crackles, prompting radiographic evaluation.
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