SITUATION: Jessie Diaz, a descendant from Mexico, has a significant medical history of cardiopulmonary disease. Jessie was transported by ambulance to the emergency department for increasing shortness of breath, worsening productive cough of thick pink mucus, and edema of the lower extremities that began 19 days ago. Per protocol, vital signs and continuous cardiac monitoring were initiated upon arrival at the emergency department. Blood work […]





