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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: May 3, 2017
This 40-year-old rower is in search of a new primary care provider since his network stopped accepting his insurance. He's athletic, but is he the ...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: April 5, 2017
This 58-year-old commercial airline pilot has been experiencing chest discomfort for the past 6 hours. After an achy roundtrip flight, he decides t...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: March 8, 2017
A 72-year-old farmer is concerned about the heart palpitations he has been having for the past three weeks—especially since his neighbor was recent...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: February 8, 2017
A 72-year-old man is scheduled for left knee replacement and sent for preoperative assessment. An ECG reveals his heart could benefit from a little...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: January 4, 2017
A 64-year-old woman presents with chest pain and aching legs. She mentions that this holiday season, she has more than doubled her daily cigarette ...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: November 30, 2016
While cleaning up her church's Sunday evening potluck, a 74-year-old woman becomes nauseated, pale, and short of breath. Is the stroganoff to b...
Article
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: November 2, 2016
During a preoperative assessment, a 70-year-old man mentions that he has been experiencing irregular heart "thumping" for the past few mo...
Quiz
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: October 5, 2016
A company racquetball tournament takes a turn for the worse when this 47-year-old man suddenly collapses. Despite complaining of chest discomfort f...
Quiz
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: August 24, 2016
While shoveling gravel several days ago, a 62-year-old man developed exertional angina. Though he stopped to rest, the pain persisted and radiated ...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: July 27, 2016
One week ago, a 67-year-old African-American woman with a history of diabetes, hypertension, and smoking developed a nonproductive cough and chest ...
Quiz
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: June 24, 2016
Three weeks ago, while on a Caribbean cruise with his family, a 55-year-old man started experiencing an irregular heart rate, fluttering in his che...
Quiz
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: June 1, 2016
A 54-year-old man presents with a four-day history of productive cough, low-grade fever, and malaise. The patient, a long-haul trucker, has been on...
Quiz
- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: April 28, 2016
An 84-year-old man is transferred to your facility from a skilled nursing facility (SNF). During the routine morning vital signs check, the medical...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: March 25, 2016
An 82-year-old man is referred from a nearby Alzheimer care facility following an episode of postural hypotension. While trying to get out of bed, ...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: March 1, 2016
A 47-year-old man presents with a five-day history of chest discomfort that he describes as vague and achy but not painful.
