A 71-year-old female with a history of hypertension, congest…
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A 71-yeаr-оld femаle with а histоry оf hypertension, congestive heart failure (EF 35%), atrial fibrillation, and hyperlipidemia presents to the emergency department with progressive dyspnea and shortness of breath over the past week. She reports increased lower extremity swelling and orthopnea requiring three pillows to sleep. Physical examination findings: Vital signs: BP 148/88, HR 92, RR 24, SpO2 91% on room air, Temperature 98.90F General: Mild respiratory distress, speaking in short sentences Cardiac: Regular rhythm, S3 gallop present, JVP elevated at 10 cm Pulmonary: Decreased breath sounds at the right base, dullness to percussion over the right lower lung field Extremities: 2+ pitting edema bilaterally to mid-calf Laboratory Results: WBC: 10.1 × 10³/µL (normal: 4.5-11.0) Hemoglobin: 11.2 g/dL (normal: 12.0-16.0 for females) Platelets: 245 × 10³/µL (normal: 150-400) Sodium: 133 mEq/L (normal: 136-145) Potassium: 3.8 mEq/L (normal: 3.5-5.0) Creatinine: 1.6 mg/dL (baseline 1.0 mg/dL) BUN: 32 mg/dL (normal: 7-20) BNP: 1,850 pg/mL (normal:
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