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i am doin a project in my biology class and i was given a patient thats a police officer age 54 getting divorced and smoking to deal with it and blood pressure is 140/95.he has chest pain and tightness unable to walk more then a few step befor shortness of breath and leg pain, after pain ceased his leg felt numb for an hour. can you help me determin what he has.
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317787 tn?1473358451
I am not a doctor but it sounds like he is not getting enough oxygen and so exercise is stressing him.
The blood pressure is not bad.
He should see a pulmonary doctor and also have blood work
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2176126 tn?1337516663
Possibly COPD?  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
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