45-year-old male presenting with severe chest pain
PMH
Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
Appendectomy in 2005
Father had a heart attack at age 60
Habits (include in PMH section)
Smokes 10 cigarettes per day
No illicit drug use
Occasional alcohol consumption
Meds cf list
Aspirin 81 mg daily, Lisinopril 10 mg daily
No natural products used
HPI
Severe, crushing chest pain radiating to the left arm, 8/10 on pain scale, worsens with exertion, improves with rest, started 2 hours ago
Associated symptoms: shortness of breath, nausea
Cardio
Chest pain, shortness of breath, no orthopnea, no paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea, no leg swelling, no palpitations, no syncope
Respiratory
Shortness of breath, no cough, no expectoration, no hemoptysis
No phx of DVT or PE, no calf symptoms, no recent immobilisation, no hemoptysis, no OCP or hormone use
Abdominal
Nausea, no vomiting, no diarrhea, no hematemesis, no melena, no bright red blood per rectum, no constipation, no abdominal pain, no rectal pain, no alcohol consumption, no consumption of anti-inflammatories, no urinary symptoms (no hematuria, no dysuria, no frequency)
Gyne/Gu
No urinary symptoms (no dysuria, no frequency, no hematuria)
Neurological symptoms
No headache, no head trauma, no aphasia, no ataxia, no dysarthria, no dysphagia, no dysphonia, no weakness in a limb, no paresthesias or loss of sensation in a limb, no vision change (diplopia or loss vision), no peripheral neuro sx (sensory or motor)
Constitutional symptoms
No fever, no chills, no myalgia, no arthralgia, no unexplained fevers, no unexplained weight loss, no swollen lymph node, no sick contact
Eyes
No eye pain, no swelling, no redness, no foreign body sensation, no discharge, no vision changes
Ears, Nose, Mouth, Throat
No hearing changes, no ear pain, no nasal congestion, no sinus pain, no hoarseness, no sore throat, no rhinorrhea, no swallowing difficulty
PE
Alert and oriented, appears in mild distress
VSS
H/N N
Heart Ns1s2, no murmurs
Lungs: clear GEAB
Abdo: soft, no guarding, no rebound, no peritoneal
I/P
Acute coronary syndrome, likely unstable angina, based on chest pain characteristics and risk factors
Consider myocardial infarction, rule out with ECG and cardiac enzymes
Orders: ECG, cardiac enzymes, chest X-ray, continue aspirin, start nitroglycerin
Reassessment
1 November 2024, 14:00
Patient's chest pain has decreased to 4/10 after nitroglycerin administration
Exam
No changes in physical exam
I/P
Continue monitoring, consider cardiology consult if symptoms persist