40-year-old Female with Sudden Onset Dyspnea

A 40-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) after the acute onset of dyspnea. The patient was tachypneic with accessory muscle usage and diffuse wheezing on initial examination. Despite aggressive treatment, the patient deteriorated and was intubated. This case takes the reader t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kebort, Breanna M., Hong, Aleta J., Bontempo, Laura J., Dezman, Zachary D.W.
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 the University of Maryland
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7872617/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33560941
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.10.49781
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Sumario:A 40-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) after the acute onset of dyspnea. The patient was tachypneic with accessory muscle usage and diffuse wheezing on initial examination. Despite aggressive treatment, the patient deteriorated and was intubated. This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systematic workup of a patient presenting to the ED with dyspnea and arrives at the unexpected cause for this patient’s presentation.

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