An 89-year-old female complains of a stabbing chest pain and points to the area just below her scapula at the right mid- clavicular line. She s tates that she had an upper respiratory infection last week that just seems to hang on. She has no other complaints.
Discussion Prompt #1
In order of importance, describe three (6) questions that you would like to ask this patient and give a brief explanation of why.
Which lab or imaging tests would you order for this patient? Why?
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