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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: April 11, 2012
An 80-year-old man presents to your office after having two separate episodes of chest pain. The first occurred two weeks ago, while the patient wa...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: March 21, 2012
A19-year-old woman is referred from the emergency department (ED) for follow-up. While attending a concert last weekend, she experienced an episode...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: February 7, 2012
A 39-year-old business professional returns to your clinic for follow-up one month after a synchronized cardioversion to treat abrupt-onset atrial ...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: January 24, 2012
A business professional, age 39, presents with shortness of breath that abruptly began two hours ago. He states he has been under a significant amo...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: December 21, 2011
An 84-year-old woman presents with left-sided chest pain radiating to the back and neck. The pain began about four hours ago, while she was knittin...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: November 30, 2011
A 72-year-old man presents for a routine appointment. He was doing well until two months ago, when he started to notice that he fatigues easily. He...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: October 19, 2011
A 69-year-old man is found unconscious in a public park by a couple out for a walk. The husband tries to arouse the man to no avail; checking for a...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: September 21, 2011
A 62-year-old African-American man presents to the urgent care center with a six-hour history of chest pain. He describes the pain as a “burn...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: August 17, 2011
A 25-year-old Vietnamese man has lived in the United States since age 14. He was in his usual state of “excellent” health until one wee...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: July 12, 2011
A 23-year-old woman with cystic fibrosis presents to the pulmonary medicine clinic for follow-up to a hospitalization one month ago for an infectio...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: June 7, 2011
An 80-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with chest tightness and palpitations over the past three hours. She called her prim...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: May 17, 2011
A 42-year-old man has a two-year history of exertional dyspnea. In the past six months, his condition has become significant enough to force him to...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: April 13, 2011
For two weeks, a Spanish-speaking woman, 60, has experienced substernal chest pain and shortness of breath. The pain began while she was visiting f...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: March 16, 2011
The charge nurse in the emergency department (ED) calls to tell you that one of your patients, a 19-year-old man, has just presented with a three-h...
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- Author:
- Lyle W. Larson, PhD, PA-C
Publish date: February 1, 2011
An 18-year-old man has palpitations that occur with variable frequency: sometimes several times per day, and often weeks without an occurrence. The...
