A 61-year-old female complains of pain to the right side of her chest. She tells you that it started while she was mowing her lawn. She rates the pain 7 of 10 and tells you it does not change with movement. She has a history of cardiac and lung disease. Her skin is diaphoretic. You auscultate coarse crackles in bases of her lungs. Her vital signs are P 96, R 16, BP 168/110, and
SpO Subscript 2
is 95% on room air. You should suspect:
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Part 1
A.
costochondritis.
B.
hypertensive crisis.
C.
acute coronary syndrome.
D.
congestive heart failure.