44-year-old Man with Hemoptysis and Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report

INTRODUCTION: Hemoptysis can be a highly alarming presentation in the emergency department (ED). Even seemingly minor cases may represent potentially lethal underlying pathology. It requires thorough evaluation and careful consideration of a broad differential diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44-year...

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Autores principales: McNeilly, Bryan P., Williams, Dominic M., Bontempo, Laura J., Gatz, J. David
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023
Materias:
Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10247176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37285501
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1418
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description INTRODUCTION: Hemoptysis can be a highly alarming presentation in the emergency department (ED). Even seemingly minor cases may represent potentially lethal underlying pathology. It requires thorough evaluation and careful consideration of a broad differential diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44-year-old man presented to the ED with a concern of hemoptysis in the setting of recent fever and myalgias. DISCUSSION: This case takes the reader through how to approach the differential diagnosis and diagnostic work-up of hemoptysis in the ED setting and then reveals the surprising final diagnosis.
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spelling pubmed-102471762023-06-08 44-year-old Man with Hemoptysis and Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report McNeilly, Bryan P. Williams, Dominic M. Bontempo, Laura J. Gatz, J. David Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland INTRODUCTION: Hemoptysis can be a highly alarming presentation in the emergency department (ED). Even seemingly minor cases may represent potentially lethal underlying pathology. It requires thorough evaluation and careful consideration of a broad differential diagnosis. CASE PRESENTATION: A 44-year-old man presented to the ED with a concern of hemoptysis in the setting of recent fever and myalgias. DISCUSSION: This case takes the reader through how to approach the differential diagnosis and diagnostic work-up of hemoptysis in the ED setting and then reveals the surprising final diagnosis. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023-05-30 /pmc/articles/PMC10247176/ /pubmed/37285501 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1418 Text en © 2023 McNeilly et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
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title_fullStr 44-year-old Man with Hemoptysis and Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report
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title_short 44-year-old Man with Hemoptysis and Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report
title_sort 44-year-old man with hemoptysis and hypoxemic respiratory failure: a case report
topic Clinicopathological Cases from the University of Maryland
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10247176/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37285501
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.1418
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