scholarly journals Delayed Upper-Airway Injury after Accidental Alkaline Ingestion

2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Matthew F. Ryan ◽  
Mindy Fernandez ◽  
Karen Laauwe
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Acute Injury ◽  
Upper Endoscopy ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Airway Injury ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
Alkaline Cleaning

A 62-year-old man presented to the emergency department one week after accidentally drinking an alkaline cleaning agent stored in unlabeled bottle. The day of the incident the patient presented to an outside hospital where he was admitted for an upper endoscopy of the esophagus which was found to be negative for acute injury. An initial chest X-ray taken the day of the incident was also found to be normal. After discharge the patient continued to have a sore throat and marked dysphagia which caused him to vomit repeatedly. Moreover, the patient began to develop chest pain with associated shortness of breath. We present a case of delayed airway injury and tracheal thickening and associated chest pain after alkaline ingestion and we discuss herein the pathophysiology and management of alkaline ingestions.

scholarly journals Aurea diagnosis of pneumomediastinum. A case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 179-183
Author(s):  
Lucio Brugioni ◽  
Francesca De Niederhausern ◽  
Chiara Gozzi ◽  
Pietro Martella ◽  
Elisa Romagnoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Correct Diagnosis ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Differential Diagnoses ◽  
Diagnostic Process ◽  
Acute Aortic Syndrome ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chest X Ray

Pericarditis and spontaneous pneumomediastinum are among the pathologies that are in differential diagnoses when a patient describes dorsal irradiated chest pain: if the patient is young, male, and long-limbed, it is necessary to exclude an acute aortic syndrome firstly. We present the case of a young man who arrived at the Emergency Department for chest pain: an echocardiogram performed an immediate diagnosis of pericarditis. However, if the patient had performed a chest X-ray, this would have enabled the observation of pneumomediastinum, allowing a correct diagnosis of pneumomediastinum and treatment. The purpose of this report is to highlight the importance of the diagnostic process.

scholarly journals Prospective Validation and Refinement of a Decision Rule to Obtain Chest X‐ray in Patients With Nontraumatic Chest Pain in the Emergency Department

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 650-656
Author(s):  
Case Newsom ◽  
Rebecca Jeanmonod ◽  
Wendy Woolley ◽  
Nirali Shah ◽  
Shellie Asher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Decision Rule ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chest X Ray

scholarly journals CPD - Chest pain and breathlessness

The Physician ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kassiani Iliadou
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Abdominal Discomfort ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chest X Ray

Presentation A 74-year-old man presented to the emergency department with chest pain, breathlessness and abdominal discomfort for 2 days. His chest X-ray is given below. Can you identify the main findings in this X-ray?

scholarly journals Have You Seen My Teeth? A Case with an Extraordinary Radiologic Finding

2016 ◽  
Vol 02 (01) ◽  
pp. e49-e50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdar Evman ◽  
Yelda Tezel ◽  
Melis Evman ◽  
Çagatay Tezel
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Main Bronchus ◽  
Upper Airway ◽  
Rigid Bronchoscopy ◽  
Acute Dyspnea ◽  
Radiologic Finding ◽  
Partial Obstruction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
The Right

A 55-year-old man was admitted to the emergency department with severe dyspnea and hoarseness, starting immediately after a hypotensive syncope attack at home. Pulmonary auscultation revealed generalized stridor and right-sided wheezing, with no finding in the upper airway on direct laryngoscopy. Chest X-ray and computed thorax tomography revealed a high-density foreign body on the carina, causing partial obstruction in the right main bronchus. The fractured dental plate, probably aspirated during the syncope attack, was successfully removed by rigid bronchoscopy. The postoperative period was uneventful and the patient was discharged on the same day. Rapid physical and radiologic examination of patients with severe acute dyspnea is vital for determining the treatment modality and preventing any potential mortality.

Case File: Use of POCUS for assessment of dyspnea in the Emergency Department

POCUS Journal ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Meloche, MD
Keyword(s):  
Heart Failure ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Deep Breathing ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Chest Discomfort ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Case File ◽  
Kingston General Hospital ◽  
Chest X Ray ◽  
Electrocardiogram Ecg

A 65 year-old man presented to the Emergency Department at Kingston General Hospital with progressive shortness of breath, fatigue, dull chest discomfort that worsened with deep breathing and exertion. The patient was referred to cardiology for congestive heart failure and ordered troponin, chest x-ray (CXR), and electrocardiogram (ECG).

scholarly journals Correction to: Chest x-ray severity score in COVID-19 patients on emergency department admission: a two-centre study

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Giuseppe Monaco ◽  
Federico Zaottini ◽  
Simone Schiaffino ◽  
Alessandro Villa ◽  
Gianmarco Della Pepa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Severity Score ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Emergency Department Admission ◽  
Centre Study ◽  
Chest X Ray

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Acute Mitral Regurgitation: an important cause of respiratory distress

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Legate Philip ◽  
◽  
Neil Andrews ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mitral Valve ◽  
Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Respiratory Distress ◽  
Severe Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Valve Repair ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Clinical Presentations ◽  
Acute Mitral Regurgitation ◽  
Chest X Ray

Acute mitral regurgitation (acute MR) is a rare cause of acute respiratory distress, which can present diagnostic challenges. We present the case of a 57 year old man who developed acute shortness of breath subsequently associated with fever, raised white cells and elevated CRP. Chest x-ray revealed unilateral shadowing and he was treated for pneumonia, despite the finding of severe mitral regurgitation on echo. Failure to respond to antibiotic treatment following 3 weeks on ITU led to the consideration of acute MR as the cause of his symptoms and he responded well to diuretics. He subsequently underwent mitral valve repair. The causes and clinical presentations of this condition are discussed.

scholarly journals Meningococcemia Presenting as a Myocardial Infarction

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Daniel Lachant ◽  
David Trawick
Keyword(s):  
Myocardial Infarction ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Chest Pain ◽  
Cardiogenic Shock ◽  
Neisseria Meningitidis ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Myocardial Dysfunction ◽  
Shortness Of Breath ◽  
Gram Negative ◽  
St Elevation

Neisseria meningitidisis an encapsulated gram negative diplococcus that colonizes the nasopharynx and is transmitted by aerosol or secretions with the majority of cases occurring in infants and adolescents. Meningococcemia carries a high mortality which is in part due to myocarditis. Early recognition and prompt use of antibiotics improve morbidity and mortality. We report a 55-year-old male presenting to the emergency department with chest pain, shortness of breath, and electrocardiogram changes suggestive of ST elevation MI who developed cardiogenic shock and multisystem organ failure fromN. meningitidis. We present this case to highlight the unique presentation of meningococcemia, the association with myocardial dysfunction, and the importance of early recognition and prompt use of antibiotics.

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