A 62-year-old male presents with a three-week history of pro…
A 62-year-old male presents with a three-week history of progressive shortness of breath, described as a sensation of “tightness in the chest”. The dyspnea occurs primarily with exertion and improves with rest. The patient rates the severity as 6/10 and denies wheezing, cough, or fever. Medical history is signifcant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia but no known pulmonary disease. When evaluating this patient’s dyspnea, which of the following assessment findings would be least helpful in narrowing the differential diagnosis?
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