Platypnea-orthodeoxia and blockpnea as two unrecognized or underdiagnosed causes of medically unexplained dyspnea

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 117, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1116-

  Cheng, Tsung O ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGINA PECTORIS; ARTERIAL OXYGEN SATURATION; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEOXYGENATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DYSPNEA; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; LETTER; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT POSITIONING; RECUMBENCY;

DYSPNEA; HUMANS; POSTURE;

EID: 4344562763     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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