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A 45 -year-old woman with past medical history significant for mild hypertension and dyslipidemia presents for an annual exam. She is concerned about dyspnea on exertion, occurring when she walks up stairs or more than a few blocks. This has been occurring for about 2 years. She denies any chest pain, nausea, vomiting, or diaphoresis. She denies any dyspnea at rest. She has no known pulmonary disease. She does not smoke and has no history of allergic rhinitis. She has had no recent illness. Her vitals signs are stable. Her O2 saturation is 99% on room air, and between 97 and 99% with ambulation around the office. Her body mass index (BMI) is 31 kg/m2. Physical exam is within normal limits, except for obesity. Besides encouraging her to lose weight, her physician reassures her that her heart and lung exams are normal.
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Chatterjee, R., Mintz, M.L. (2006). Obesity. In: Mintz, M.L. (eds) Disorders of the Respiratory Tract. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-041-6_21
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