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    Kevin, a 35-year-old father of two with no smoking history but a sedentary lifestyle, came to the emergency room with increased work of breathing, coughing, and wheezing after exercising on a treadmill. His examination showed signs of asthma such as wheezing and decreased breath sounds. His oxygen levels were low and breathing was rapid. He was treated with oxygen, chest x-rays, and an albuterol inhaler. His doctor planned to reevaluate him after treatment and recommend an exercise challenge test with his primary care physician.

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    Kevin, a 35-year-old father of two with no smoking history but a sedentary lifestyle, came to the emergency room with increased work of breathing, coughing, and wheezing after exercising on a treadmill. His examination showed signs of asthma such as wheezing and decreased breath sounds. His oxygen levels were low and breathing was rapid. He was treated with oxygen, chest x-rays, and an albuterol inhaler. His doctor planned to reevaluate him after treatment and recommend an exercise challenge test with his primary care physician.

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    Kevin, a 35-year-old father of two with no smoking history but a sedentary lifestyle, came to the emergency room with increased work of breathing, coughing, and wheezing after exercising on a treadmill. His examination showed signs of asthma such as wheezing and decreased breath sounds. His oxygen levels were low and breathing was rapid. He was treated with oxygen, chest x-rays, and an albuterol inhaler. His doctor planned to reevaluate him after treatment and recommend an exercise challenge test with his primary care physician.

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    Situation: Kevin comes in with increased WOB, cough.

    And wheezing

    Background: Kevin is a 35-year-old father of 2 with no history of smoking or recreational drug

    usage and is a social drinker. Kevin works a desk job at the Marriott and has lived a sedentary

    lifestyle and decided to get back into shape today. He was running on the treadmill when he

    started to have difficulty breathing with no resolve after stopping the treadmill. Brother has

    asthma.

    Assessment: Kevin has no tar staining or finger clubbing and has a pounding radial pulse with a

    rate of 126 bpm. Kevin has bilateral wheezes with decreased aeration, prolonged expiratory

    phase and mild suprasternal retractions, decreased chest expansion, hyperresonance in all lung

    fields with no tracheal deviation and reduced vocal resonance; apex beat is normal; no radio-

    radial delay; no conjunctival pallor noted. O2 saturations are 89% and RR is 23 bpm. No tremors

    noted. Patient is exhibiting asthma symptoms.

    Recommendations. Will place the patient on oxygen, obtain a CXR and receive an albuterol

    MDI. Will reassess Kevin after treatment is given. Will recommend scheduling an exercise

    challenge test with PCP.

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