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This article presents a collection of eight educational clinical case vignettes for self-assessment, covering diverse conditions such as hepatic abscess, tachycardia, and acute chest pain.
Case Report (n=8)
These case reports highlight the clinical presentation and imaging evaluation of acute chest pain radiating to the back associated with vascular signs.
Case vignettes sharpen recognition of vascular chest pain features; leaves open impact on diagnostic accuracy.
Answers on p 808. A 53 year old man presented with a four hour history of epigastric and lower chest pain radiating to the back and associated with vomiting, sweating, and breathlessness. He smoked six cigarettes a day. Examination showed him to be distressed. There was a significant discrepancy in the blood pressure …
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John Tharakan (2000) conducted a case report in Various (Hepatic abscess, tachycardia, metatarsal fractures, thyrotoxicosis, hypercalcaemia, acute chest pain) (n=8). This article presents a collection of eight educational clinical case vignettes for self-assessment, covering diverse conditions such as hepatic abscess, tachycardia, and acute chest pain.
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