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Case #2 -
This 62 year old male underwent emergency open cholecystectomy

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS:
1.) What additional history is needed in this case?

Additional history: smoking, previous pulmonary disease or symptoms, postoperative pain management, presence of chest pain, symptoms of infection elsewhere such as wound or abdomen giving rise to sepsis.  
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