CARDIAC
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RESPIRATORY
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bold = common
SUMMARY APPROACH
- If possible, order EKG & Stress Testing
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Wheezes, Rhonchi, Long Expiratory Phase suggest Asthma
- Give therapeutic trial
- Bibasilar Rales suggest CHF
- CXR
- CBC
- BNP
- Chemistries & TSH if can’t distinguish dyspnea from fatigue
- Echocardiogram
- Pulmonary Function Testing
5. Progressive deconditioning (i.e. being out of shape) is a diagnosis of exclusion.