13th November 2020

A 67-year-old female is seen in the emergency department with increased shortness of breath

A 67-year-old female is seen in the emergency department with increased shortness of breath and chest pain. She also has a cough, productive of yellow-green sputum. The chest pain is worse on exertion and is now present at rest. Her inhalers that she takes for chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder have not helped. A full blood count and urea and electrolytes are taken, and a chest x-ray is requested. In the meantime, she is started on antibiotics and a steroid. 

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