Part 1 Case histories
1. 45 year old woman, asymptomatic
2. 24 year man with chest ache after lifting weights
3. 76 year old man with dyspnea
4. 64 year old man, asymptomatic
5. 48 year old woman reports severe lightheadedness with walking; she recently started a new medication for hypertension
6. 79 year old man 45 minutes after receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction; currently pain-free
7. 43 year old man, asymptomatic
8. 82 year old man recently increased his dose of a beta-receptor blocking medication; he now reports exertional lightheadedness
9. 49 year old man with occasional episodes of chest pain
10. 65 year old woman with a long history of smoking presents for treatment of an emphysema exacerbation
11. 54 year old woman complains of midsternal chest pain and lightheadedness
12. 86 year old woman complains of generalized weakness
13. 61 year old man with palpitations and lightheadedness
14. 44 year old woman with intermittent episodes of palpitations
15. 24 year old pregnant woman with three days of frequent vomiting
16. 37 year old man with pleuritic chest pain
17. 63 year old man with palpitations and lightheadedness
18. 33 year old obese man with sharp chest pain and dyspnea
19. 81 year old woman with palpitations and generalized weakness
20. 61 year old man, asymptomatic
21. 57 year old woman with mild chest pain and palpitations
22. 75 year old man presents with cough, dyspnea, and wheezing
23. 43 year old man with severe palpitations
24. 52 year old homeless, alcoholic man found lying in an alley
25. 68 year old man with history of congestive heart failure complains of dyspnea
26. 85 year old woman reports a recent syncopal episode
27. 40 year old woman with palpitations and lightheadedness
28. 35 year old woman with dyspnea
29. 41 year old woman with chest pain after cocaine use
30. 57 year old man with chest pressure and diaphoresis
31. 57 year old man with chest pressure and diaphoresis (right-sided precordial leads)
32. 60 year old woman with acute onset of expressive aphasia
33. 54 year old man 24 hours after receiving thrombolytic therapy for acute myocardial infarction; currently asymptomatic
34. 41 year old woman with nausea and vomiting
35. 75 year old woman accidentally took too many of her beta-blocker tablets
36. 68 year old man with palpitations and generalized weakness
37. 38 year old man with chest pain, nausea, and diaphoresis
38. 62 year old woman with palpitations
39. 74 year old man with chest pain and palpitations
40. 45 year old man with severe left chest pressure, nausea, and dyspnea
41. 45 year old man with left chest pressure
42. 85 year old woman presents after a syncopal episode, still reports lightheadedness
43. 81 year old man being admitted for pneumonia
44. 71 year old woman with chronic renal insufficiency presents with carpopedal spasm
45. 46 year old man with chest and left arm pain, vomiting, and diaphoresis
46. 53 year old diabetic woman with four days of nausea, vomiting, and lightheadedness
47. 85 year old woman with chest pain
48. 66 year old man with severe lightheadedness and diaphoresis
49. 58 year old man with congestive heart failure reports increasing dyspnea and lower extremity edema
50. 43 year old man reports eight hours of left chest and arm pain
51. 52 year old woman with chest pain
52. 62 year old man with renal failure complains of progressive dyspnea and orthopnea after missing his last two hemodialysis sessions
53. 47 year old man with palpitations and dyspnea
54. 48 year old woman presents after a clonidine overdose
55. 23 year old man reports dyspnea and palpitations
56. 57 year old man reports generalized weakness and palpitations
57. 54 year old man with five days of anorexia, nausea, and vomiting
58. 66 year old woman with epigastric pain, nausea, dyspnea, and diaphoresis
59. 70 year old woman with nine hours of chest pain and dyspnea
60. 52 year old alcoholic woman presents with frequent vomiting
61. 45 year old woman with palpitations and lightheadedness
62. 45 year old man with severe lightheadedness
63. 52 year old man with sharp chest pain
64. 71 year old woman with generalized weakness
65. 34 year old woman presents unconscious with respiratory depression and pinpoint pupils
66. 36 year old woman has had intermittent episodes of palpitations and lightheadedness
67. 70 year old woman with chest discomfort and generalized weakness
68. 41 year old man with end-stage renal failure presents with generalized weakness after missing his last three hemodialysis sessions
69. 45 year old woman with left chest and arm pain and dyspnea
70. 78 year old woman with dyspnea and nausea
71. 75 year old woman presents after a syncopal episode
72. 50 year old woman with chest pain and diaphoresis for five hours
73. 59 year old man presents with dyspnea, cough, and hypoxia
74. 62 year old woman with chest pain and severe dyspnea gradually worsening for three days
75. 40 year old man with sharp left-sided chest pain and dyspnea
76. 28 year old woman with palpitations and chest pain
77. 53 year old man with left arm âsqueezing sensationâ and nausea for eight hours
78. 69 year old woman with severe nausea and dyspnea
79. 68 year old man presents unconscious with blood pressure 108/60
80. 65 year old woman with âfunny feeling in chestâ
81. 55 year old woman with occasional syncopal episodes and a recent episode of palpitations
82. 69 year old man with dyspnea and diaphoresis
83. 79 year old man with abdominal pain
84. 85 year old man with palpitations and fatigue
85. 63 year old man with epigastric burning, belching, diaphoresis, and lightheadedness
86. 70 year old man with dyspnea and generalized weakness
87. 70 year old woman with nausea, vomiting, and diaphoresis
88. 55 year old morbidly obese woman with generalized abdominal pain
89. 44 year old chronic alcoholic with persistent vomiting; becomes unresponsive during the ECG
90. 25 year old woman with palpitations and lightheadedness
91. 28 year old woman eight weeks pregnant presents with chest pain, dyspnea, and blood pressure 80/40
92. 47 year old woman with chest pain; now pain free after use of sublingual nitroglycerin
93. 38 year old woman with chest pain, dyspnea, fever, and productive cough
94. 46 year old woman with episodic palpitations, frequent diaphoresis, and a 15 pound weight loss over the past one month
95. 84 year old woman with nausea and vomiting
96. 57 year old man with chest pressure, dyspnea, and nausea
97. 57 year old man with chest pressure...