Aortic Dissection with Subsequent Hemorrhagic Tamponade Diagnosed with Point-of-care Ultrasound in a Patient Presenting with STEMI
A 58-year-old male with no past medical history presented to the emergency department with sudden onset left lower extremity weakness and central chest pain with radiation to his back. Electrocardiogram revealed an acute inferior and posterior ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI). Poin...
Main Authors: | Eric Abrams, Angela Allen, Shadi Lahham |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2019-05-01
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Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/28q995kw |
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