Nicole Gilly
Week 5
Mystery Illness
Joan Smith:
ECG- Electrocardiogram
Ng-Nanogram
ML-Milliter
PA- Physician Assistant profession
Possible Medical Issues:
Pneumothorax- in the patients x-ray examination it was discovered that her trachea was slightly deviated
to the right, this could be a sight of pneumothorax.
Pulmonary Embolism- on the x-ray examination it was also discovered that the patient had shallow
wedge-shaped dome shaped infraction which is called Hampton hump.
Dyspnea- it was discovered upon arrival that the patient was suffering of sever dyspnea this could be a
result of many other conditions like heart failure, low blood pressure, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism,
carbon monoxide poisoning, stress or anxiety.
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- Spring '17
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