Case 25 Cardiology

Dyspnea

Work it one clue at a time. The diagnosis stays hidden until you reveal it.

Clue 1

A 70-year-old man presents with dyspnea. What do you notice when you first meet him?

Clue 2

This finding should generate a hypothesis, which we will circle back to eventually. Before we do, let’s talk about dyspnea. The two main systems responsible for dyspnea are the heart and the lungs.

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