55-year-old Male with Exertional Dyspnea

INTRODUCTION: Dyspnea is a common presenting complaint for many patients in the emergency department. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old man with type I diabetes presented to the emergency department with one month of intermittent palpitations and dyspnea. His lungs were clear to auscultation, and his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Friedman, Eric R., Gatz, J. David, Dezman, Zachary D.W., Bontempo, Laura J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2020
Materias:
Clinicopathological Cases from Maryland
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7219983/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32426649
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.3.46393
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Sumario:INTRODUCTION: Dyspnea is a common presenting complaint for many patients in the emergency department. CASE PRESENTATION: A 55-year-old man with type I diabetes presented to the emergency department with one month of intermittent palpitations and dyspnea. His lungs were clear to auscultation, and his chest radiograph was normal. DISCUSSION: This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systematic work-up of dyspnea with discussion of the diagnostic study, which ultimately led to this patient’s diagnosis and successful treatment.

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