• Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. · Feb 2010

    Review Case Reports

    Pitfalls in the evaluation of shortness of breath.

    • Charlotte Page Wills, Megann Young, and Douglas W White.
    • Department of Emergency Medicine, Alameda County Medical Center-Highland Hospital, 1411 East 31st Street, Oakland, CA 94602, USA. cwills@acmedctr.org
    • Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 2010 Feb 1; 28 (1): 163-81, ix.

    AbstractThis article illustrates the challenges practitioners face evaluating shortness of breath, a common emergency department complaint. Through a series of patient encounters, pitfalls in the evaluation of shortness of breath are reviewed and discussed.

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