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Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study-Mr. Kelly, 56 years old Last document update:   ago

Chief Complaint/History of Present Illness: It has now been 3 years since Mr. Kelly has been discharged from the hospital for CAD & MI. He is now 56 years old. He has not had any recurrent CP, but has had to sleep with 3 pillows to keep from becoming SOB at night the last 2 weeks. He has had difficulty getting his shoes on the last month because of increased swelling around his ankles. He forgets to take his medications every day but does at least 4-5 times a week. He weighs himself once a ...

Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old Last document update:   ago

Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old/Heart Failure Clinical Reasoning Case Study- Carlos Boccerini,68 yrs old Carlos Boccerini is a 68-year-old male who has a 5-year history of systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. He presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past 3 days. His shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at res...