Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: December 5, 2019
While snowmobiling with friends, a 58-year-old man develops crushing substernal chest pain. Has his 2-month history of “twinges” finally caught up ...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: November 11, 2019
After a recent tricuspid valve replacement, this 64-year-old man is at relative ease. But will the postop exam give him cause for concern?
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: October 7, 2019
This 74-year-old woman doesn’t see why her rapid heart rate warrants all the workup—particularly if it means missing a meal. What will an ECG revea...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: September 16, 2019
For 2 days, this man’s heart has intermittently started to race and then returned to normal. Will your assessment get him back on pace?
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: August 12, 2019
Night after night, this 64-year-old man has feared going to sleep because his heart might fatally skip a beat. Will your analysis of the ECG allow ...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: July 8, 2019
This 75-year-old woman had been doing well in follow-up for aortic stenosis, but her recently increasing dyspnea has led her to the clinic. What wi...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: June 3, 2019
This 49-year-old woman hasn’t exactly followed up on the “valve problem” she was told she has. Can you elucidate the issue for her?
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: May 17, 2019
Even a heart attack wouldn’t stop this 54-year-old man from working. But a rock-climbing injury has knocked him off course. Will your preoperative ...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: April 18, 2019
After 5 hard days of “the flu,” a 57-year-old man just wants to get some sleep and get back to work. But is there something more to his persistent ...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: March 14, 2019
While a 76-year-old rancher is recovering from surgical repair of a femoral fracture, his vital signs raise concern.
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: February 12, 2019
After sustaining a distal left tibial fracture while snowshoeing, a woman presents for preoperative workup. Although she appears in good health, wi...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: January 15, 2019
A night of drinking with the boys leaves a 34-year-old man with a fluttering sensation in his chest. Is it really the brews to blame?
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: November 7, 2018
At 34, this man already has a history of malignant hypertension and poor medication compliance. When he arrives at the emergency department in a st...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: October 3, 2018
Falling from his roof while preparing for winter has barely slowed down this 74-year-old rancher. But will his heart hold up?
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: September 5, 2018
After being found unresponsive in a park, a 47-year-old man is transported to your facility—and you recognize him as a patient who left against med...
