We present the cases of three patients who initially presented with chest pain but were ultimately diagnosed as having asthma. None had audible wheezing. A diagnosis of asthma was entertained and ultimately supported by a clinical response to bronchodilator therapy. Only one patient had significant
The chest pain policy
โ Scribed by Kenneth Frumkin
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 129 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1097-6760
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
sociated with a mild hearing loss. The patient was placed on an antihistamine-decongestant and his symptoms resolved completely in three days.
It was thought that this injury was caused by barotrauma resulting from the sudden impact of the air bag with the external ear concha. Virtually no reports of air bag injuries have yet been found in the medical literature, and we believe that such injuries will likely increase as the use of air bags becomes more widespread. The possibility of these injuries occurring should be made known to the physicians who are called on to see them.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
## Objective: To determine the incidence and characteristics of chest pain in patients with anorexia nervosa. ## Method: A cross-sectional survey of 54 patients. a pain history according to a diagnostic algorithm that was constructed from a medline search (1966-1996) was used. ## Results: Eight