Reference no: EM133950806
Assignment: Throat, Respiratory & Cardiovascular Disorders
Case study:
Chief Complain: a 75 year old female reports experiencing pain in her chest while walking up steps today.
Subjective: Could not sleep previous night. Feels like an ache or a burning sensation at the center of sternum. Denies any arm pain, pain was at a scale of 8 in the AM now it is at a 2. Suffers from History of hypertension, denies heart disease, denies leg swelling up, denies pain feeling worse when taking deep breath.
Vital signs:
BP 129/70, (HR) 72 and regular, (RR) 16 unlabored, temperature 98.8°F, oral pulse oximetry is 99%
General: obese female, alert, no acute distress.
1) What other subjective data would you obtain?
2) What other objective findings would you look for?
3) What diagnostic exams do you want to order? Get the instant assignment help.
4) Name 3 differential diagnoses based on this patient presenting symptoms?
5) Give rationales for your each differential diagnosis.