10th March 2024

A 43-year-old lady presents with ongoing exertional dyspnoea for the last three months.

A 43-year-old lady presents with ongoing exertional dyspnoea for the last three months. She has no other medical condition apart from a recent diagnosis of GORD, for which she has been started on lansoprazole with limited benefit. She has had a chest XR and some pulmonary function tests at her GP’s, and these are unremarkable. What other symptoms would you want to ask her about to try and make a diagnosis?

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