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

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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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
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spelling doaj-4be17b24ee9047309a7ef771998a52e82020-11-24T23:43:23ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Emergency Medicine2090-648X2090-64982014-01-01201410.1155/2014/824786824786Pleuritic Chest Pain in a Young Female: A Reminder for Acute Health Care ProvidersAibek E. Mirrakhimov0Alaa M. Ali1Carolyn Stroncek2Saint Joseph Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, 2900 North Lake Shore, Chicago, IL 60657, USASaint Joseph Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine, 2900 North Lake Shore, Chicago, IL 60657, USASaint Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 2233 West Division Street, Chicago, IL 60622, USAChest 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 syndromes, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, esophageal perforation, and rupture as well as pericardial tamponade. Young age should not be used alone as a predictor of a benign condition. Below we present a case of a 24-year-old female who was found to have ascending aortic dissection and was sent for emergent surgery.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/824786
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title Pleuritic Chest Pain in a Young Female: A Reminder for Acute Health Care Providers
title_short Pleuritic Chest Pain in a Young Female: A Reminder for Acute Health Care Providers
title_full Pleuritic Chest Pain in a Young Female: A Reminder for Acute Health Care Providers
title_fullStr Pleuritic Chest Pain in a Young Female: A Reminder for Acute Health Care Providers
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publisher Hindawi Limited
series Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
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description 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 syndromes, pulmonary embolism, pneumothorax, esophageal perforation, and rupture as well as pericardial tamponade. Young age should not be used alone as a predictor of a benign condition. Below we present a case of a 24-year-old female who was found to have ascending aortic dissection and was sent for emergent surgery.
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