TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Chapter 83. Dyspnea A1 - Wanner, Tracy J. A1 - Schwartzstein, Richard M. A2 - McKean, Sylvia C. A2 - Ross, John J. A2 - Dressler, Daniel D. A2 - Brotman, Daniel J. A2 - Ginsberg, Jeffrey S. PY - 2012 T2 - Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine AB - What are the underlying physiologic mechanisms that result in dyspnea?How can a physician elicit a patient's personal description of shortness of breath in order to gain insight into the underlying diagnosis?What physical exam findings are concerning for impending respiratory failure?What are the key diagnostic studies a physician should order to further elucidate the cause of a patient's dyspnea?How can the disease states associated with dyspnea be organized into a clinical framework? SN - PB - The McGraw-Hill Companies CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=56197522 ER -