Beware the pregnant woman with breathlessness

Beware the pregnant woman with breathlessness.

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A 56-year-old woman with breathlessness

CLINICAL INTRODUCTION A 56-year-old female with adult-onset asthma was admitted to the cardiology service with intermittent left-sided chest pain and progressive dyspnoea. Twelve months prior to this admission, she had received a course of prednisolone for bilateral anterior uveitis. Physical examination was unremarkable with blood sampling revealing a marked eosinophilia (eosinophil count 17.3...

A Pregnant Woman with Factor V Deficiency

A 48-year-old Woman with Breathlessness and Cough

The diagnosis of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a clinical art, with the important management goals of early diagnosis and appropriate staging. A broad definition of the disease, as suggested by international guidelines, includes a finding of airflow obstruction that is not fully reversible plus an appropriate risk factor and chronic symptoms, including cough, sputum production...

Breathlessness in an Afro-Caribbean woman.

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