Chief Complaint: Severe chest pain and shortness of breath
History of Presenting Illness: The patient, a 58-year-old male, presented to the emergency department with sudden onset of severe chest pain radiating to the left arm, accompanied by shortness of breath. The symptoms began approximately 2 hours ago while the patient was at rest. The pain is described as crushing and is rated 9/10 in severity. The patient denies any alleviating factors and reports taking aspirin 30 minutes prior to arrival. He was last known to be at his normal baseline yesterday. The patient arrived via EMS, who administered oxygen en route. He has a history of hypertension and hyperlipidemia, with no recent hospitalizations or medication changes.
Past Medical History: Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
Medication History: Lisinopril 10 mg daily, Atorvastatin 20 mg daily, Aspirin 81 mg daily. No known drug allergies.
Social History: Smokes 1 pack of cigarettes per day, denies alcohol or illicit drug use.
Family History: Father had a myocardial infarction at age 60.
Review of Systems:
- Constitutional symptoms: Denies weight change, fever, chills, night sweats, fatigue, malaise.
- Eyes: Denies eye pain, swelling, redness, foreign body sensation, discharge, vision changes.
- Ears, Nose, Mouth, Throat: Denies hearing changes, ear pain, nasal congestion, sinus pain, hoarseness, sore throat, rhinorrhea, swallowing difficulty.
- Cardiovascular: Reports chest pain and shortness of breath.
- Respiratory: Denies cough, sputum production, wheezing, smoke exposure, dyspnea.
- Gastrointestinal: Denies nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, abdominal pain, heartburn, anorexia, dysphagia, hematochezia, melena, flatulence, jaundice.
- Genitourinary: Denies dysmenorrhea, dysfunctional uterine bleeding, dyspareunia, dysuria, urinary frequency, hematuria, urinary incontinence, urgency, flank pain, changes in urinary flow, hesitancy.
- Musculoskeletal: Denies arthralgias, myalgias, joint swelling, joint stiffness, back pain, neck pain, injury history.
- Integumentary (Skin): Denies skin lesions, pruritis, hair changes, breast/skin changes, nipple discharge.
- Neurological: Denies weakness, numbness, paresthesias, loss of consciousness, syncope, dizziness, headache, coordination changes, recent falls.
- Psychiatric: Denies anxiety/panic, depression, insomnia, personality changes, delusions, rumination, suicidal ideation/homicidal ideation/auditory hallucinations/visual hallucinations, social issues, memory changes, violence/abuse history, eating concerns.
- Endocrine: Denies polyuria, polydipsia, temperature intolerance.
- Hematologic/Lymphatic: Denies bruising, bleeding, transfusion history, lymphadenopathy.
- Allergic/Immunologic: Denies allergic reactions, auto-immune disorders.
Objective:
- Vitals: Blood Pressure 160/90 mmHg, Heart Rate 110 bpm, Temperature 37.0°C, Oxygen Saturation 95% on room air.
- General: Alert and oriented, in moderate distress due to pain.
- Cardiovascular: Tachycardic, regular rhythm, no murmurs, rubs, or gallops.
- Respiratory: Clear to auscultation bilaterally, no wheezes, rales, or rhonchi.
Investigations:
- Bloods: CBC normal, Troponins elevated.
- Imaging: Chest X-Ray normal, ECG shows ST elevation in leads II, III, and aVF.
Assessment:
- Primary Diagnosis: Acute Myocardial Infarction (ICD-10: I21.9)
- Differential Diagnosis: Ruled out pulmonary embolism and aortic dissection based on clinical presentation and imaging.
Plan:
- Immediate Management: Administered aspirin 325 mg, clopidogrel 600 mg, and started on heparin infusion.
- Investigations Planned: Cardiac catheterization planned.
- Referrals: Cardiology consultation requested.
- Discharge Criteria: Admission to the cardiac care unit for further management.
- Follow-up: Dr. Austin-John Fordham, MD will oversee the patient's care and provide further instructions post-procedure.
Chief Complaint: [Brief description of reason for emergency visit]
History of Presenting Illness ( Make this section into a readable paragraph format for the emergency department setting) : [Onset, Duration, Severity, Associated symptoms, alleviating factors, medications taken today, last known normal at baseline, positive and negative review of systems, history/story of preceding events, other medical evaluations received related to the present illness, include all information provided by the patient even if it seems irrelevant at the time, any recent hospitalizations, medication changes, how did they here eg., by car or EMS, did EMS administer any medications? (only include if applicable)]
Past Medical History: [Chronic conditions, Previous surgeries, (only include if applicable)]
Medication History: [Current medications and dosages, Allergies (only include if applicable)]
Social History: [Smoking, Alcohol, Drug use (only include if applicable)]
Family History: [Relevant conditions (only include if applicable)]
Review of Systems:
- Constitutional symptoms: [Symptoms like Weight change, Fever, Chills, Night sweats, Fatigue, Malaise]
- Eyes: [Symptoms like Eye pain, Swelling, Redness, Foreign body sensation, Discharge, Vision changes]
- Ears, Nose, Mouth, Throat: [Symptoms like Hearing changes, Ear pain, Nasal congestion, Sinus pain, Hoarseness, Sore throat, Rhinorrhea, Swallowing difficulty]
- Cardiovascular: [Symptoms like Chest pain, Shortness of breath (SOB), Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea (PND), Dyspnea on exertion, Orthopnea, Claudication, Edema, Palpitations]
- Respiratory: [Symptoms like Cough, Sputum production, Wheezing, Smoke exposure, Dyspnea]
- Gastrointestinal: [Symptoms like Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea, Constipation, Abdominal pain, Heartburn, Anorexia, Dysphagia, Hematochezia, Melena, Flatulence, Jaundice]
- Genitourinary: [Symptoms like Dysmenorrhea, Dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB), Dyspareunia, Dysuria, Urinary frequency, Hematuria, Urinary incontinence, Urgency, Flank pain, Changes in urinary flow, Hesitancy]
- Musculoskeletal: [Symptoms like Arthralgias, Myalgias, Joint swelling, Joint stiffness, Back pain, Neck pain, Injury history]
- Integumentary (Skin): [Symptoms like Skin lesions, Pruritis, Hair changes, Breast/skin changes, Nipple discharge]
- Neurological: [Symptoms like Weakness, Numbness, Paresthesias, Loss of consciousness, Syncope, Dizziness, Headache, Coordination changes, Recent falls]
- Psychiatric: [Symptoms like Anxiety/Panic, Depression, Insomnia, Personality changes, Delusions, Rumination, Suicidal ideation/Homicidal ideation/Auditory hallucinations/Visual hallucinations, Social issues, Memory changes, Violence/Abuse history, Eating concerns]
- Endocrine: [Symptoms like Polyuria, Polydipsia, Temperature intolerance]
- Hematologic/Lymphatic: [Symptoms like Bruising, Bleeding, Transfusion history, Lymphadenopathy]
- Allergic/Immunologic: [Symptoms like Allergic reactions, Auto-immune disorders]
Objective:
- Vitals: [Blood Pressure, Heart Rate, Temperature, Oxygen Saturation etc (only include if applicable)]
- [General: General exam findings (only include if applicable)]
- [System specific exam: findings from examination of other systems e.g. CVS, Resp, Abdo, CNS, etc (only include if explicitly mentioned)]
- [System specific exam: findings from examination of other systems e.g. CVS, Resp, Abdo, CNS, etc (only include if explicitly mentioned)]
Investigations:
- Bloods: [CBC, UEC, BMP, Troponins results, and any other recommended laboratory evaluation that should be pursued. etc (only include if applicable)]
- Imaging: [Chest X-Ray, CT scan findings and any other recommended laboratory evaluation that should be pursued. etc (only include if applicable)]
- [Other: ECG, Ultrasound findings etc (only include if applicable)]
Assessment:
- Primary Diagnosis: [ Please provide this for me based off of best available information if I do not explicitly say this out loud at any point so that I can then explain (only include if explicitly mentioned with relevant ICD-10 codes]
- Differential Diagnosis: [I want your expertise to provide all applicable top differential diagnosis based off of the provided information from the transcript during interview and then justification for why these have been ruled out . (only include if explicitly mentioned with relevant ICD-10 codes]
Plan:
- [Immediate Management: Medications with doses, Procedures etc (only include if explicitly mentioned)]
- [Investigations Planned: Further investigations plan (only include if explicitly mentioned)]
- [Referrals: Specialty consultations, provided paragraph summaries and consultation conversations (only include if explicitly mentioned)]
- [Discharge Criteria: Conditions for discharge or admission (only include if explicitly mentioned)]
- [Follow-up: Instructions for follow-up care, including all results, findings, treatments, follow-ups, supportive home therapies, education on pathophysiology, and thank you from something to the affect of "Dr, Austin-John Fordham, MD for allowing me to a part of your health care today." (only include if explicitly mentioned)]