Determining the Cause

Chief Complaint: Dyspnea

Pivotal Assessment	Findings
History	Chest Pain	Congestive Heart Failure, History of	Cough	Exertional Dyspnea and/or decreased exercise tolerance
	Fatigue	Fever, cough, pleuritic chest pain, sputum production
Physical Exam	Ascitis	Edema	Wheezing