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D: OK. Alright, and other than that, have you been having any other symptoms at all besides the pain?
P: No, no, nothing else, that's it, just have these sharp episodes of pain that last a couple of seconds.
D: OK, um have you have you tried like any medications that has helped the pain?
P: Yeah, I took some um, I took some Tylenol and that did help.
D: OK.
P: I took it once yesterday.
D: Alright, um, any recent injuries to the area like did you have any falls or anything like that?
P: No, no I haven't.
D: Any headaches, nausea or vomiting, fevers, or chills? Any of those symptoms?
P: No.
D: OK, any cough, runny nose, any viral symptoms?
P: No, well not right now, but I did have a, I did have a flu last week. I had a fever, had a runny nose. I did have a bit of a cough and I was feeling super tired, but not anymore. I'm OK now.
D: OK, and have you at all had any dizziness or have you fainted at all?
P: No.
D: OK. Have you been noticing any kind of weakness or numbness?
P: No.
D: No, OK, and in terms of your past medical history, do you have any medical conditions like diabetes, high blood pressure, any other diagnosis?
P: No. I'm a pretty healthy 25 year old.
D: OK. Um, do you take any medications?
P: I sometimes take Tylenol.
D: OK, and any allergies at all?
P: No.
D: OK, and any previous surgeries?
P: No no, no surgeries.
D: Do you have any family history of any heart conditions or any cancers or anything like that?
P: Yeah, my father, he he had a heart attack two weeks ago and he and he passed away. And I'm worried I am having a heart attack too.
D: It was just two weeks ago?
P: Yeah.
D: I'm so sorry to hear that. Yeah, it must be really difficult time for you right now. OK, so you're worried you might be having a heart attack as well?
P: Yeah.
D: OK, so we can definitely do some tests and see what was going on. I just have a few more questions and then I'll just get to some of the management and what we will be doing for you in the future. So currently right now do you work at all?
P: No, I'm a student. I, well as a part time job, I do work as a post man.
D: OK, and where are you a student? What do you do?
P: I'm studying engineering at Western.
D: Alright, and currently where do you live? Do you live in student housing, an apartment or a house?
P: I live with my parents, well my mom now, in a house.
D: Right, and you drink at all any alcohol?
P: I drink occasionally, maybe one or two drinks on the weekends.
D: OK, and any recreational drug use like marijuana or cocaine?
P: No.
D: And do you smoke?
P: No.
D: Alright, so those are all the questions we had for you today. And yeah, it must be really difficult and scary for you right now, but we'll make sure to get to the bottom of this to see what's going on. So what we can do is get you an ECG to see how your heart is functioning and then see getting the blood work if we need it for the future. But yeah, right now I would say try not to worry too much about it right now and see um what some of those tests come back.
P: Thank you.
D: So yeah, you're welcome.
D: It sounds like that you're experiencing some chest pain.
P: Yeah, so this chest pain has just been coming on for the last couple of weeks now.
D: OK, uhm. So 2 weeks, and can you tell me kind of where you're feeling that pain?
P: Um yeah, I'm I'm just feeling this chest discomfort, sort of over on the left side.
D: The left side, OK. Does does it stay just in one spot or does it kind of spread anywhere else?