A 65-year-old male presenting with recurrent left-sided chest pain was ultimately diagnosed with an unexpected occupational hazard following an imaging abnormality in the emergency department.
Case Report (n=1)
A case report highlighting the differential diagnosis and diagnostic workup of recurrent left-sided chest pain in the emergency department.
The authors present a case of a 65-year-old male who presented four times to the emergency department (ED) with left-sided chest pain. On the first three visits, the patient was admitted with a different diagnosis related to his chest pain. On the final visit, an abnormality on an imaging study performed in the ED led to the ultimate diagnostic test revealing the cause of the patient's symptoms. The patient's clinical presentation and ultimate clinical course are summarized, and a discussion of the differential diagnoses of his condition is presented.
Egan et al. (Wed,) conducted a case report in Left-sided chest pain (n=1). A 65-year-old male presenting with recurrent left-sided chest pain was ultimately diagnosed with an unexpected occupational hazard following an imaging abnormality in the emergency department.