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ok, thanks for the insight! just out of curiosity, what would you look for in this case to try to differentiate between any of the possible conditions?

Im gonna go with a pulmonary embolism. Heres why (Keep in mind im just a first responder): it is not CHF b/c theres no edema and no n/v it is not an MI b/c theres no chest pain and theres nothing to mask any possible chest pain i dont THINK its COPD b/c the pt isnt barrel chested and is not breathing through pursed lips im unsure about it being a PE because theres no arrythmia (not that i would know what to do about that anyway). what do you think?