You respond to a 58 year old white female patient complaining of intermittent right sided chest discomfort/tightness that goes away with rest. The patient reports that she has not been feeling well for the past two weeks & that her Dr. had ordered a BMP, CBC, CK, CK-MB, ESR, LFT's, Lipids, 12 Lead Ecg & Chest X-ray. The patient reported that her ALT, AST, Cholesterol, H&H & ESR were slightly elevated and that her CXR was normal & that her Ekg came back abnormal.
Allergies: IV Contrast, Motrin & Sulfa.
Medications: Albuterol MDI, ASA 81mg, Ativan 4mg, Lasix 40mg, Lexapro 20mg, Lopressor 100mg, Protonix 40mg, Wellbutrin 300mg, Co Q10 120mg & Vitamin E 400IU.
PMHX: Allergies, Anxiety, Asthma, Brady-Tachy Syndrome ( Dual Chamber Demand Pacer), Chest Discomfort/Tightness, Depression, HTN & SAH.
GCS = 15
Head - Intact
Ears - Intact
Eyes - PEAR
Nose - Intact
Throat - - Edema or JVD, Midline
Chest - Decreased Breath Sounds/+ Wheezes/ Intermittent Right Sided Chest Discomfort ( Non burning & Non radiating )
Abdomen - Soft/Non-tender - N/v
Extremities - + CMS, + Edema
Vitals: BP 118/84, Ekg Abnormal Paced Rythmn of 89, Resp. 24. Sp02 96% on Room Air.
Treatment: Oxygen & 4 81mg Chewable ASA. The pt refused both Nitro & IV therapy.
Is there anything else that could have been done for this patient? Any ideas what might be wrong with this patient?