Seattle Area Chest Grand Rounds

60 year old with chest pain

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63 year old with respiratory failure - Anne Lipke, MD

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Gettin' bigger- David Hotchkin, MD

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A second opinion - Eric Walter, MD

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67 yo with COPD and post-CABG hypoxemia - Wm Ehlenbach, md

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26 yo woman with pleuritic CP - Wm Ehlenbach, MD

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There’s Nothing Wrong With Me - Greg Holt, MD

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