Complicated Chest Pain

Author: Yacine Bouhbib / Editor: Yasmin Sultan / Codes:  / Published: 29/07/2020

A 71-year-old female presents to the ED acutely unwell, breathless and complaining of left sided chest pain.

She is a heavy smoker and has a history of poorly controlled high blood pressure.

Her observations are: BP 165/105, HR: 98 bpm, O2 Sats 96% on 15L of oxygen, Temperature 36.5. 

An ECG is obtained which shows sinus tachycardia, with no other abnormalities.

A chest Xray is performed:

A point of care abdominal ultrasound was performed and the following images were obtained 

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