A 60 year old patient presents to the emergency department w…
A 60 year old patient presents to the emergency department with severe weakness, confusion, and nausea. Past medical history includes hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), and hyperlipidemia. Upon gathering a comprehensive health history, the patient reveals that they have missed “a few days” of their medications and gives you the following list: Metoprolol Simvastatin Prednisone Aspirin Based on the information above, place an E if the finding is “Expected” for this patient, and a N if the finding it not expected/not relevant. Finding E or N Blood pressure 174/98 EKG with peaked T waves Heart rate 126 bpm Blood glucose 62 mg/dL