49: Chest Pain
A 25 year old male presents with sudden onset chest pain.
Physical exam is unremarkable.
The EKG is normal.   His chest x-ray is shown below

Are there any abnormal findings?
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48: Numb Hands
A 32 year old male presents with 2 days of a pins and needles sensation in both hands. He states he fainted about 1 hour ago and hit his head. He denies chest pain or trouble breathing, or any symptoms in his legs or feet.
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46: URI & Chest Pain
A 31 year old presents with sore throat, headache, body aches, dry cough, chest pain and fever for 3 days.   He is otherwise healthy and his exam is non-focal.  His EKG is shown below.
What does the EKG show?  What should be done next?
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