This article discusses the evaluation and management of stable and unstable elderly patients with dyspnea. Several of the changes in the elderly that alter cardiopulmonary physiology are discussed. A review of common presenting illnesses and their evaluation and management are highlighted. The reader should be left with a better understanding of this unique population and the overall evaluation and treatment.
Keywords: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Congestive heart failure; Dyspnea; Elderly; Geriatric; Oxygenation; Respiratory; Ventilation.
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