Results for “pleuritic chest pain”

A 62-year-old man with treated hypertension develops severe pain between his shoulder blades while carrying a bag of potting mix. It was as bad in the first few…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 58-year-old man has had constant central chest heaviness for 70 minutes, radiating to his left arm, with sweating and nausea. The pain is unchanged by posture…

Acute Care · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man has had 4 days of fever, cough and left-sided pleuritic pain. There is dullness to percussion, bronchial breathing and increased vocal resonan…

Physiology · Foundations · middle twist

A 56-year-old man develops sharp central chest pain 36 hours after an uncomplicated inferior myocardial infarction. The pain is worse when he lies flat or takes…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 29-year-old woman at 10 weeks of pregnancy presents with sudden pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Her heart rate is 108/min, oxygen saturation is 98% o…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man presents with a two-day history of fever, productive cough and pleuritic chest pain. He is alert, has a respiratory rate of 32/min, blood pres…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · common

A 59-year-old woman develops sharp central chest pain two days after an uncomplicated ST-elevation myocardial infarction. She says it is worse when she takes a…

Cardiovascular · Mechanisms of disease · middle twist

A 67-year-old man is recovering on the fourth day after an inferior myocardial infarction treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention. He suddenly d…

Cardiovascular · Clinical rotations · common

A 29-year-old woman at 28 weeks gestation presents with sudden pleuritic chest pain and breathlessness. Her pulse is 108/min, oxygen saturation is 97% on room a…

Obstetrics and Gynaecology · Clinical rotations · middle twist

A 68-year-old man develops sudden pleuritic chest pain and tachypnoea after prolonged immobility. Arterial blood gas analysis on room air shows pH 7.48, PaCO2 3…

Biomedical Science · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 66-year-old man is five days after an ultra-low anterior resection for rectal cancer and had initially been recovering well. Overnight he developed an irregul…

Surgery and Perioperative Care · Clinical rotations · common

A 61-year-old man presents with four days of fever, a dry cough and increasing breathlessness. His wife reports he has been muddled since yesterday and has pass…

Respiratory · Clinical rotations · common

A 74-year-old woman with metastatic breast cancer presents with sudden dyspnoea and pleuritic chest pain. CT pulmonary angiography confirms bilateral pulmonary…

Emergency and Toxicology · Clinical rotations · common

A 39-year-old male presents to the emergency department with sudden onset of pleuritic chest pain that worsens with a supine position and relieves with leaning…

Year 2 · Mechanisms of disease · common

A 52-year-old male is currently an inpatient on a hospital ward. He developed rapid-onset swelling of the lips and face during his hospital stay. He reports no…

Year 4 · Pre-internship · common