‘Ripping’ Chest Pain in a 38-Year-Old Man
A 38-year-old man with Marfan syndrome presents with sudden severe chest pain that radiates through to his back. He describes the pain as being sharp and ‘ripping’ in nature. He smokes 25 cigarettes per day. He is sweaty, nauseated and appears pallid. On examination...
A 60-Year-Old with Abdominal Pain
A 60-year-old woman presents with a one-week history of abdominal pain, nausea and reduced frequency of bowel motions. Her observations are as follows: HR 97, BP 113/76, RR 19, SaO2 98% on air. On examination she has right upper quadrant tenderness. Her chest X-ray is...
The Strange Case of the ‘Octopus Pot’ Heart
A 53-year-old woman presents with severe central crushing chest pain that radiates to her left arm. She has been under a significant amount of stress recently following the unexpected death of her husband. Her ECG is shown below: She is taken to the cath lab for a...
