An 86-year-old man with a history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, cardiomyopathy, and our-vessel coronary artery bypass five years…
A 55-year-old woman with medical history of well-controlled hypertension and renal cell carcinoma, status post-partial nephrectomy, presented…
A 35-year-old male presented to the emergency department complaining of chest pain that started 1.5 hours prior…
Answer: The correct answer is acute chest syndrome (a). Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is a potentially life-threatening…
Question: A 22-year-old man presents with chest pain. He has a history of sickle cell anemia. Vital…
In this month’s case, we cover a classic high-risk medicolegal topic: chest pain. There has been extensive…
Emergency department evaluations for chest pain are common, accounting for approximately 5 percent of all ED visits….
The Case A 36-year-old woman presented to the emergency department for generalized weakness. The patient stated that…
People with high-deductible health insurance plans are less likely than those with low deductibles to visit the…
The management of emergency department patients with chest pain continues to evolve. There was a time when …