subject
Health, 12.08.2020 08:01 kickdoedon

A 25-year-old accountant presents to your clinic complaining of intermittent lower right sided chest pain for several days. He describes it as knifelike and states it only lasts for 3 to 5 seconds taking his breath away. He states he feels like he has to breathe shallowly to keep it from recurring. The only thing that makes it better is lying quietly on his right side. It is much worse when he takes a deep breath. He has taken some Tylenol and put a heating pad on his side but neither has helped. He remembers that two weeks ago he had an upper respiratory infection with severe hacking cough. He denies any recent trauma. His past medical history is unremarkable. His parents and siblings are in good health. He has recently married and his wife has a baby due in two months. He denies any smoking or illegal drug use. He drinks two or three beers a month. He states that he eats a healthy diet and runs regularly but not since his recent illness. He denies any cardiac, gastrointestinal or musculo-skeletal symptoms. On examination he is lying on his right side but appears quite comfortable. His temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respirations are unremarkable. His chest has normal breath sounds on auscultation. Percussion of the chest is unremarkable. During palpation the ribs are non-tender. What disorder of the chest best describes his symptoms?

a. Pericarditis
b. Chest wall pain
c. Pleural pain
d. Angina pectoralis

ansver
Answers: 3

Another question on Health

question
Health, 22.06.2019 23:30
All my life, i had been afraid of a book. an important book, in the bible. it's called revelation. often times i've avoided it because i felt that it was scary and i couldn't understand, i thought wow, this basically tells the scary part of the future, but today i realized that it's about what's happening now, right now.in the beginning of the book, it talks about the churches, how some churches have false teachers, or some need to repent, and i realized that this book portrays to the churches nowadays also. i know jesus is coming one day, and i know that he is light, he will prevail over the darkness and he can show you the way. all you have to do is trust and believe in him, and he will guide you the right way. i love god with all my heart, and i believe that whoever is reading this you should too! i'm sorry that i put this on it's not a question, and it's only a matter of minutes before this gets reported but, i wanted people to know, revelation isn't scary, in fact it's amazing! you for your time. i hope you accept jesus christ into your life!
Answers: 2
question
Health, 23.06.2019 16:30
Checklists and rating scales can be used to monitor children’s developmental progress and to diagnose developmental delays. true false
Answers: 1
question
Health, 24.06.2019 03:00
Is the principle whereby improvement occurs when increased demands are made upon the body
Answers: 3
question
Health, 24.06.2019 09:40
How the components of health are related to wellness.
Answers: 2
You know the right answer?
A 25-year-old accountant presents to your clinic complaining of intermittent lower right sided chest...
Questions
question
Mathematics, 05.05.2020 05:03
question
Mathematics, 05.05.2020 05:03
question
Biology, 05.05.2020 05:03
question
Mathematics, 05.05.2020 05:03