Cardiology
ECG Challenge
Widower Experiencing Fatigue
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....
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Man Found Unconscious In a Park
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...
Clinical Review
Cardiac Biomarkers: Current Standards, Future Trends
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Chest Pain has "Gone On Long Enough"
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 “burning,...
ECG Challenge
Should This Man be Worried About Sudden Death?
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 week ago, when...
ECG Challenge
Worsening Symptoms in Woman with Cystic Fibrosis
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...
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Just a Case of The Flu?
An 80-year-old woman presents to the emergency department (ED) with chest tightness and palpitations over the past three hours. She called her...
Medicolegal Issues
Abdominal Pain, Rapid Heart Rate After Cardiac Catheterization
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Exertional Dyspnea Forces Man to Leave Job and Gain Weight
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...
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Woman with Chest Pain While in Mexico
For two weeks, a Spanish-speaking woman, 60, has experienced substernal chest pain and shortness of breath. The pain began while she was visiting...