A 62 year old female with a history of hypertension presents…
A 62 year old female with a history of hypertension presents to the office for follow-up after feeling short of breath. Her CXR shows congestion without any evidence of pneumonia or COPD. Her echocardiogram shows an EF of 45% and EKG shows LVH. She reports that she is out of breath after walking up 1 flight of stairs. She has no allergies. What are the appropriate medications for this patient?
Read DetailsA 48 year old female presents to the office for fever, chill…
A 48 year old female presents to the office for fever, chills, cough and congestion for the past 2 weeks. She notes that she feels short of breath and also has a decreased appetite. She has a PMH of hypertension, diabetes, a recent broken leg and takes losartan and glucophage. She is allergic to penicillin and clarithromycin medications. A CXR shows a right lower lobe consolidation. How would you treat her?
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A 19 year old male presents to the office for occasional shortness of breath. He indicates that it occurs every few weeks and it accompanies wheezing. You send him for PFT’s and it shows that he has asthma. What treatment would you start him on?
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A 62 year old male complains of chest pain that occured while shoveling snow. The pain stopped after 5 minutes of rest. In the office an EKG and vital signs are normal. His LDL is 169 and HDL is 23. His vital signs show the following: BP 155/90, HR 92, RR 12, O2 Sat 100%. Based on this information, what medications would you make sure that he was taking before leaving your office?
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