Imaging in noncardiovascular thoracic emergencies: a pictorial review.
10.11622/smedj.2015168
- Author:
Ashish CHAWLA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
asthma;
emergency department;
oesophagitis;
pneumomediastinum;
pneumothorax
- MeSH:
Chest Pain;
diagnosis;
etiology;
Diagnosis, Differential;
Diagnostic Imaging;
Emergencies;
Humans;
Myocardial Infarction;
complications;
diagnosis;
Pulmonary Embolism;
complications;
diagnosis
- From:Singapore medical journal
2015;56(11):604-quiz 611
- CountrySingapore
- Language:English
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Abstract:
Cardiovascular and noncardiovascular conditions are commonly encountered in the emergency department. While the majority of patients have underlying cardiovascular aetiologies, such as acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, aortic dissection and pulmonary embolism, a small subset of patients have underlying noncardiovascular conditions, although they present with similar symptoms of chest pain, dyspnoea, cough, haemoptysis and haematemesis. This article aims to describe the imaging findings in common noncardiovascular conditions of the chest that are frequently encountered in the emergency department, with a review of the existing literature.
