SIMULATION CASEBOOK - MyCourses
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Gilbert Program in Medical Simulation<br />
Simulation Casebook<br />
Harvard Medical School Draft of the 1 st edition (2011), updated 3/2/12<br />
Case Narrative<br />
PATIENT: 60 year old<br />
CC: Chest pain, “There is an elephant sitting on my chest.”<br />
HPI: Use lay terminology as the voice of the patient<br />
Patient complains of crushing substernal chest pain radiating to his neck and jaw on the left side.<br />
Symptoms started one hour ago during a business meeting. Patient had to excuse himself from the<br />
meeting as he became obviously diaphoretic and pale.<br />
Patient reports nausea and lightheadedness after the onset of the “crushing” chest pain. Patient denies<br />
fevers, chills, vomiting, and palpitations. Patient reports mild shortness of breath and one previous<br />
episode of chest pain that lasted about 15 minutes one week ago that resolved spontaneously while he was<br />
in Japan.<br />
PMHx:<br />
Hypertension<br />
Lisinopril<br />
MEDICATIONS<br />
Codeine<br />
Shellfish<br />
ALLERGIES<br />
PSHx:<br />
Hernia repair, age 22<br />
SOCIAL Hx:<br />
EtOH:<br />
Tobacco:<br />
Illicits:<br />
Occupation:<br />
Additional:<br />
Occasional<br />
Denies<br />
Denies<br />
Ambassador to the U.S.<br />
Married<br />
FAMILY Hx:<br />
Father: Gastric cancer, expired age 80<br />
ROS:<br />
(+) Chest pain with radiation to neck/jaw, mild shortness of breath, diaphoresis, nausea,<br />
lightheadedness<br />
(-) Denies palpitations, vomiting, headache, blurred vision, numbness/motor weakness, abdominal<br />
pain, urinary symptoms, or fever/chills<br />
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