A 57-year-old college professor is hospitalized for shortnes…
A 57-year-old college professor is hospitalized for shortness of breath. As you examine her in the ER, you note her jugular venous pressure (JVP) @ 45 degrees is 8cm above the clavicle, this finding is most consistent with which one of the following diagnoses?
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A 52-year-old woman has a palpable breast lump. An attempt at FNA (fine needle aspiration) does not result in aspiration of fluid. A mammogram is read as normal. Her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 45. She does not smoke but socially drinks alcohol. She currently uses low-dose estrogen contraception pills and takes 1200 mg of calcium daily. She began her menstrual periods at age 10 and she had her first child at age 24. Which of the following is the appropriate next step?
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