An 81-year-old female presented to the emergency department | Figure 1
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Case Report
An 81-year-old female presented to the emergency department with a 2-month history of worsening shortness of breath, also had an extensive past medical history significant for hypertension, AIT, aortic stenosis, and coronary artery disease. she was hemodynamically stable, but hypoxic with oxygen saturation of 90% at room air, which improved to 95% with 3 L/min of oxygen. On pulmonary auscultation, breath sounds were decreased on the left basal lung. Chest radiograph demonstrated a large hiatal hernia containing bowel, however, the patient refused surgery because of the high surgical risk.
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