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Chapter 43
Female Resident
R. Lane Coffee Jr., Susan Sawning, and Cherri D. Hobgood
Case Scenario
A 60-year-old male presents to the emergency department with a chief complaint of
chest pain and shortness of breath (SOB) for 2 h.
Review of Symptoms
The 2 h of SOB is associated with diaphoresis and central chest pain that radiates to
the back. The patient states the pain is dull and unrelenting. He reports nausea - one
attempt to vomit which was unsuccessful. The patient has experienced pain like this
before while working, but it has always resolved with rest.
Past Medical History
Type II diabetes mellitus (DM), hypertension.
R. L. Coffee Jr. (*) · C. D. Hobgood
Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine,
Indianapolis, IN, USA
e-mail: rlcoffee@iu.edu; chobgood@iu.edu
S. Sawning
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA
e-mail: susan.sawning@louisville.edu