The diagnostic pathway for the evaluation of patients with dyspnea requires a thorough history taking and physical examination. Based on the results of these basic steps a broad variety of additional diagnostic tests are available. Each test can contribute valuable information when correctly indicated and performed. Among these are electrocardiography (ECG), laboratory parameters, X-ray examination, echocardiography, spirometry and whole body plethysmography and finally spiroergometry. This article presents a focused review of what each of these diagnostic modalities can contribute to the diagnostic process for dyspnea.
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Ernst Moritz Arndt Univ Greifswald, Univ Med, Klin & Poliklin Innere Med B Ernst Moritz A, Friedrich-Loeffler-Str 23, D-17489 Greifswald, GermanyErnst Moritz Arndt Univ Greifswald, Univ Med, Klin & Poliklin Innere Med B Ernst Moritz A, Friedrich-Loeffler-Str 23, D-17489 Greifswald, Germany
Ewert, R.
Glaeser, S.
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Glaeser, S.
Koch, B.
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Koch, B.
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