A 56-year-old mechanic is brought to your office complaining…
A 56-year-old mechanic is brought to your office complaining of heavy pressure in the substernal area of his chest that is radiating to his jaw. The pain began while he was lifting up a tire. He now appears pale and is diaphoretic. His blood pressure is 100/60 mmHg, and his pulse is 50 beats/min. What is the most appropriate action?
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You are conducting a physical exam on a patient with severe chest pain that occurred while he was home watching television. He also complains of sudden sweating in a room temperature environment, weakness, difficulty breathing and nausea. He comments that he had an uneasy feeling of impending doom during the event. When he experiences somewhat similar angina pain, he take nitroglycerin, but this time, the nitroglycerin did not help with the pain. Based on the likely diagnosis, which of the following would you LEAST expect to find?
Read DetailsA 45-year-old nondiabetic male patient comes in to your prim…
A 45-year-old nondiabetic male patient comes in to your primary care clinic for a recheck of his blood pressure. He was here for a routine physical 1 month ago and had a blood pressure of 135/89. His blood pressure today is 138/88. Given 2 elevated blood pressure readings, how would you proceed to treat his blood pressure?
Read DetailsA 45-year-old nondiabetic male patient comes in to your prim…
A 45-year-old nondiabetic male patient comes in to your primary care clinic for a recheck of his blood pressure. He was here for a routine physical 1 month ago and had a blood pressure of 135/89. His blood pressure today is 138/88. Given 2 elevated blood pressure readings, how would you proceed to treat his blood pressure?
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