Pleuritic Chest Pain in a Young Female: A Reminder for Acute Health Care Providers

Chest pain is one of the most common reasons for emergency department visits. Emergency medicine doctors should focus their initial assessment on patients’ stability. History, physical examination, and ancillary testing should exclude serious causes such as acute coronary syndrome, acute aortic synd...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Aibek E. Mirrakhimov, Alaa M. Ali, Carolyn Stroncek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/824786