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Student Name: Mr. Jones, a 60-year old malo, presents to the Emergency Department (ED) after visiting his primary physician complaining of general fatigue for 4 days, shortness of breath, and abdominal discomfort. Mr. Jones’s medical history includes hypertension and coronary artery disease. He had a previous 90% LAD blockage and 50% RCA blockage with stent placements in both. Upon further assessment, the patient has crackles bilaterally and tachycardia. A chest X-ray shows cardiomegaly and bilateral pulmonary edema. An ECG revealed atrial fibrillation. His vital signs were as follows: BP 150/72 mmHg Urine Yellow and Cloudy HR 102-123 bpm and irregular BUN 17 mg/dL RR 24-32 bpm Cr 1.2 mg/dL I Temp 37.3’C H/H 11.8 g/dL/36.2%. H 175 cm LDH 705 U/L W1 79 kg “BNP 843 pg/mL Mr. Jones was admitted to the cardiac telemetry unit. Mr. Jones states that this weight is approximately 3 kg more than it was 3 days ago, you note bilateral +3 pitting edema d evaluation!
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