RNSG 2022 Med Surg 1

RNSG 2022 Heart_Failure-SKINNY_Reasoning (1) Part I: Recognizing RELEVANT Clinical Data History of Present Problem: JoAnn Smith is a 72-year-old woman who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) four years ago and systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. She presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past three days. Her shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to be...

Heart_Failure-SKINNY_Reasoning (1) Part I: Recognizing RELEVANT Clinical Data History of Present Problem: JoAnn Smith is a 72-year-old woman who has a history of myocardial infarction (MI) four years ago and systolic heart failure secondary to ischemic cardiomyopathy with a current ejection fraction (EF) of only 15%. She presents to the emergency department (ED) for shortness of breath (SOB) the past three days. Her shortness of breath has progressed from SOB with activity to becoming SOB at ...