A case from the library
Worsening shortness of breath in a 51-year-old man
PulmonologyEasy
Steven Murray
51 years · Male
Vitals
- Heart rate
- 129 bpm
- Blood pressure
- 116/94 mmHg
- Resp. rate
- 40 /min
- SpO₂
- 86%
- Temperature
- 98.6 °F
How hard it is
A textbook presentation with no red herrings. The standard history questions are enough to get you there.
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Source
Adapted from a case report published in Journal of Medical Case Reports, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The patient's name and some details are invented; the clinical picture follows the report. The report names the diagnosis.
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