Raciocínio clínico em geriatria: investigando a verdadeira causa da insuficiência cardíaca

Have you ever received an elderly patient with shortness of breath, edema, and a diagnosis of heart failure... but had the feeling that there was something more to it? In this special episode, we begin a new series of commented clinical cases, developing diagnostic reasoning exactly as it happens in practice. Starting from a realistic case, we discuss how to investigate an elderly patient with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), avoiding the mistake of accepting the initial diagnosis without seeking its true cause. Throughout the conversation, we show how to organize clinical thinking, raise differential diagnoses, and identify clues that can completely change the patient's management. In this episode you will learn: ✅ How to structure clinical reasoning in geriatrics; ✅ Why HFpEF is a syndrome and not a final diagnosis; ✅ What clues indicate that there is an underlying disease not yet identified; ✅ How to avoid common diagnostic errors in elderly patients; ✅ The importance of investigating beyond apparent symptoms. If you want to develop a stronger clinical reasoning and make more informed decisions in your practice, this episode is for you.