Cases Related To Blood Pressure - Part I

This course will teach you how to obtain blood pressure readings, heart and lung sounds, patient history and test results in order to establish a diagnosis and a treatment plan.

The cases presented involve hypertension (high blood pressure), hypotension (low blood pressure), elevation of only systolic or diastolic pressures. Clinical conditions which are associated with hypertensive and hypotensive conditions are included among the cases.

iPad edition of Cases Related To Blood Pressure - Part I is available on the Practical Clinical Skills web site (www.practicalclinicalskills.com).

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Begin Cases

How To Use Patient Cases

The patient cases provide a content for practicing exam and diagnostic skills. Each case consists of multiple pages:

patient history
blood pressure
heart and lung sounds
lab results
diagnosis and treatment

To view these pages, use the tabs that appear near the top of the page, under the case title.

Table of Contents

1	40 year old man with headaches and shortness of breath
2	45 year old woman with headache and facial swelling
3	A 50 year old man with weight loss, fatigue, weakness...
4	A 65 year old woman with a two hour history of chest pain and dizziness.
5	A 54 year old man is brought to the emergency room from his doctor's office.
6	A 45 year old man complains of shortness of breath with exertion.
7	Ten year old girl brought to office by mother.
8	A 60 year old woman enters emergency room after a recent fainting episode.
9	A 45 year old woman complains of a two month history of fast heart rate and palpitations.
10	A 75 year old woman complains of lethargy ...