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Dyspnea

AUTHOR:
Joseph Mort
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
  1. Develop a differential diagnosis for a patient presenting with dyspnea.
  2. Recognize clinical features and physical exam findings that help to further characterize dyspnea.
  3. List diagnostic tests and imaging used for the initial workup of dyspnea.
  4. Develop a systematic method for reading chest x-rays.
  5. Interpret an arterial blood gas.
  6. Interpret pulmonary function tests to determine the underlying cause of a patient’s dyspnea.
Section
AccessMedicine > Huppert’s Notes: Pathophysiology and Clinical Pearls for Internal Medicine > Approaches and Chief Complaints in Pulmonology > DYSPNEA
Section
AccessMedicine > Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence-Based Guide, 4e > Approach to the Patient with Dyspnea - Case 1 > CONSTRUCTING A DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
Case File
AccessMedicine > Case Files: Family Medicine, 5e > Case 2 > Dyspnea (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)

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