1- A 67-year-old female patient presents to the emergency room you work at complaining of shortness of breath and pain on the right side of her chest. Upon auscultation of the lung field during the physical exam, you note flatness and diminished breath sounds over the right lung. Her temperature is 101.3°F.
-What are the possible causes of her symptoms and what tests might you expect to be ordered to determine the specific cause of this patient’s symptoms? Why?
-This patient’s husband tells you that he does not understand why she feels short of breath. How might you explain to him the lung physiology that underlies her symptoms?
2- APA style
3- 3 paragraphs 3 sentences each
4- 2 references
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1. 1- A 67-year-old female patient presents to the emergency room
you work at complaining of shortness of breath and pain on the
right side of her chest. Upon auscultation of the lung field
during the physical exam, you note flatness and diminished
breath sounds over the right lung. Her temperature is 101.3°F.
-What are the possible causes of her symptoms and what tests
might you expect to be ordered to determine the specific cause
of this patient’s symptoms? Why?
-This patient’s husband tells you that he does not understand
why she feels short of breath. How might you explain to him the
lung physiology that underlies her symptoms?
2- APA style
3- 3 paragraphs 3 sentences each
4- 2 references
