50-year-old Male With Chest Pain
A 50-year-old male presented to the emergency department with four days of intermittent chest pain and shortness of breath, which progressively worsened in severity. Testing revealed a troponin I greater than 100 times the upper limit of normal and an electrocardiogram with non-specific findings. Th...
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| author | William L. Fernandez Laura J. Bontempo Zachary D.W. Dezman |
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| description | A 50-year-old male presented to the emergency department with four days of intermittent chest pain and shortness of breath, which progressively worsened in severity. Testing revealed a troponin I greater than 100 times the upper limit of normal and an electrocardiogram with non-specific findings. This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systematic work-up of the deadly causes of chest pain, ultimately leading to this patient’s diagnosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-54f8edeee7ab4aeb8217e8141f2af9382022-12-21T19:05:13ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaClinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine2474-252X2019-11-013410.5811/cpcem.2019.10.45318cpcem-03-32150-year-old Male With Chest PainWilliam L. Fernandez0Laura J. Bontempo1Zachary D.W. Dezman2University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, MarylandA 50-year-old male presented to the emergency department with four days of intermittent chest pain and shortness of breath, which progressively worsened in severity. Testing revealed a troponin I greater than 100 times the upper limit of normal and an electrocardiogram with non-specific findings. This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systematic work-up of the deadly causes of chest pain, ultimately leading to this patient’s diagnosis.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/2bd5015c |
| spellingShingle | William L. Fernandez Laura J. Bontempo Zachary D.W. Dezman 50-year-old Male With Chest Pain Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| title | 50-year-old Male With Chest Pain |
| title_full | 50-year-old Male With Chest Pain |
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| title_full_unstemmed | 50-year-old Male With Chest Pain |
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