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Signs of LVF? (5)
Pitting oedema

Breathlessness (wheeze)

Orthopnoea 2ndry to pleural effusion and pulmonary oedema

Displaced apex beat (due to cardiomegaly)

Raised JVP

Cold clammy peripheries (acute) - cyanosis

Tachycardia or AF

Hypotensive

3rd + 4th heart sounds

NB - Pleural effusions may be right sided or bilateral!
Signs RVF? 4
Pitting oedema

Ascites

Hepatomegaly

Raised JVP