title: Shortness of breath: Looking beyond the usual suspects.
abstract: COPD and pneumonia come to mind when a patient is short of breath. But the signs and symptoms detailed here should lead you to suspect an uncommon cause.
authors.affiliation: St. Mary's Medical Center, Department of Family Medicine, Grand Junction, CO, USA. Email: christopher.taggart@sclhs.net.
authors.forename: Christopher
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Taggart
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D009157:Myasthenia Gravis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology*; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000150:complications