Left tension pneumothorax masquerading as anterior myocardial infarction

Spontaneous pneumothorax is an emergency that can present with variable signs and symptoms. Diagnosis of pneumothorax can be difficult, particularly in patients who present with unusual clinical findings. The electrocardiographic changes that develop with left pneumothorax are not widely known and c...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Annals of emergency medicine 1985-02, Vol.14 (2), p.164-166
Hauptverfasser:	Werne, Carl S, Sands, Milton J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy anterior myocardial infarction Biological and medical sciences Diagnosis, Differential Emergency and intensive respiratory care Humans Intensive care medicine Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Myocardial Infarction - diagnosis Myocardial Infarction - diagnostic imaging pneumothorax Pneumothorax - diagnosis Pneumothorax - diagnostic imaging Radiography
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Zusammenfassung:	Spontaneous pneumothorax is an emergency that can present with variable signs and symptoms. Diagnosis of pneumothorax can be difficult, particularly in patients who present with unusual clinical findings. The electrocardiographic changes that develop with left pneumothorax are not widely known and can mimic acute myocardial ischemia. Our patient was admitted to the Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit because of characteristic changes on the electrocardiogram. An admission chest film revealed left tension pneumothorax.
ISSN:	0196-0644 1097-6760
DOI:	10.1016/S0196-0644(85)81082-9