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History of Present Illness
A 47-year-old woman was seen for the first time in our clinic. She had approximately a two-year history of gradually increasing shortness of breath to the point where she could only climb one flight of stairs. In addition, she has a history of a cough sometimes productive and sometimes nonproductive. She did hear herself wheeze intermittently.
PMH, SH, and FH
She has a past medical history of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). She was a nonsmoker and had no occupational exposure. Her aunt has a history of asthma.
Physical Examination
Her physical examination was normal and her lungs were clear.
Which of the following is appropriate at this time?
1. Reassurance
2. Treat empirically for post-nasal drip
3. Treat empirically with albuterol
4. Treat empirically with omeprazole
5. None of the above …
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