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Thursday, June 19, 2014

Dyspnea, suspected cardiac origin?

Dyspnea of suspected cardiac origin

Summary:


Chest xray and transthoracic echocardiography (possibly followed by a stress: echo, SPECT or PET or Cardiac MRI) 


Educational purposes for licensed providers.



Note to Patients:

Radiology is a very large and ever changing field and this post is to help your provider.  When combined with a thorough history and physical exam, this information can be very useful.  Your provider is best suited to answer specific questions regarding this post.

A provider is usually a Nurse Practitioner, Physician Assistant or Medical Doctor.

Of course, this is not a substitute for medical care.


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