Palpitations and Shortness of Breath-Just a "Bump in the Road" or Something More?
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DOI: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2022.6359
Abstract: A previously healthy person in their 60s with progressive shortness of breath and fatigue for the past 6 months presented to the emergency department with palpitations and shortness of breath. What is your diagnosis? read more here.
Keywords: shortness breath; road something; breath bump; palpitations shortness ... See more keywords
Fever, edema, and shortness of breath: the Scrhödinger’s cat paradox displayed on pericardium
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DOI: 10.1007/s11739-018-1850-x
Abstract: In June 2017, a 50-year-old woman was admitted to our ward with fever, edema of the lower limbs, jugular turgor, fatigue, tachycardia, and dyspnea of 2 weeks duration. In the Emergency Department (ED), the patient… read more here.
Keywords: fever edema; fever; breath scrh; shortness breath ... See more keywords
A Woman in Her 30s With a History of Cervical Cancer Presents With Shortness of Breath and Pleuritic Chest Pain.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.10.048
Abstract: A woman in her 30s presented to the ED with a 3-month history of shortness of breath on exertion, dry cough, and pleuritic chest pain. A month ago, the patient was seen at an internal… read more here.
Keywords: woman 30s; chest; chest pain; shortness breath ... See more keywords
A Man in His 60s With Shortness of Breath, Shock, and Cardiac Arrest.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2016.11.062
Abstract: A man in his 60s presented to an outside hospital with worsening shortness of breath over the preceding 6 months. He was hospitalized with atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular response, and he experienced cardiac arrest… read more here.
Keywords: cardiac arrest; shortness breath; man 60s;
A Previously Healthy Man in His 30s With Worsening Shortness of Breath Over 5 Days.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2017.03.067
Abstract: A male patient in his 30s was transferred to our tertiary care hospital from a local ED with a primary symptom of progressive shortness of breath. Prior to transfer, the patient was diagnosed with bilateral… read more here.
Keywords: breath; healthy man; 30s worsening; shortness breath ... See more keywords
A 28-Year-Old Man With Chest Pain, Shortness of Breath, and Hemoptysis After Recovery From Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pneumonia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.07.096
Abstract: Case Presentation A 28-year-old man presented with shortness of breath, chest pain, and scant hemoptysis. Three weeks previously, he was admitted for coronavirus disease 2019 pneumonia that had been diagnosed by nasal swab polymerase chain… read more here.
Keywords: chest; old man; chest pain; shortness breath ... See more keywords
A 48-Year-Old Amateur Bodybuilder With History of Provoked DVT With Subacute Progressive Shortness of Breath.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chest.2021.03.071
Abstract: CASE PRESENTATION A 48-year-old man presented with 6 months of progressive shortness of breath, intermittent exertional left-sided chest pain, and bilateral lower extremity edema. During the 2 days before admission, he experienced new onset confusion, fatigue, and… read more here.
Keywords: year; shortness breath; history; history provoked ... See more keywords
Limited evidence of a threshold effect for increasing adiposity on risk of symptoms at midlife
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DOI: 10.1097/gme.0000000000002074
Abstract: Even at very high levels of body mass index, likelihood of urinary incontinence and shortness of breath increases with body mass index. In contrast, likelihood of aches/stiffness has a nonlinear relationship with BMI, increasing to… read more here.
Keywords: aches stiffness; urinary incontinence; shortness breath; bmi ... See more keywords
An Adolescent With Progressive Shortness of Breath
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DOI: 10.1097/pec.0000000000002076
Abstract: Abstract Shortness of breath and wheezing are common presenting signs for children in the emergency department. In adolescence, it is often due to asthma or lower respiratory tract infections. We present a rare pediatric case… read more here.
Keywords: progressive shortness; adolescent progressive; shortness breath; breath ... See more keywords
Platypnoea-orthodeoxia syndrome and hemidiaphragm paralysis
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DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2021-248502
Abstract: A woman in her 70s was admitted to hospital with worsening shortness of breath and no prior respiratory history of note. This patient’s shortness of breath was posture-dependent; symptoms were markedly worse and oxygen saturations… read more here.
Keywords: platypnoea; orthodeoxia syndrome; paralysis; syndrome hemidiaphragm ... See more keywords
Image challenge: acute shortness of breath with widespread T wave inversion
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DOI: 10.1136/postgradmedj-2018-135853
Abstract: A 72-year-old woman presented with sudden-onset shortness of breath. There was no associated chest pain, nausea or sweating. She had had breast cancer 14 years previously, treated by wide local excision, radiotherapy and tamoxifen. She… read more here.
Keywords: breath; image challenge; acute shortness; shortness breath ... See more keywords