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Case of the Week - Case # 30

A 67-year-old male presents via EMS after being found unresponsive by the wife.  EMS reports that the patient seems aphasic and is only moving his right side.  The patient's blood pressure is 82/40 and his heart rate is 100.  The patient has a PMH of hypertension and coronary artery disease.  On examination, you confirm the findings given to you by EMS.  Due to his hypotension, you perform a medical FAST examination to better evaluate the patient. 
 

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