44-year-old Man with Hemoptysis and Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure: A Case Report.
| Autor: | McNeilly BP; University of Maryland Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Williams DM; CarolinaEast Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, New Bern, North Carolina., Bontempo LJ; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland., Gatz JD; University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine [Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med] 2023 May; Vol. 7 (2), pp. 54-59. |
| DOI: | 10.5811/cpcem.1418 |
| Abstrakt: | Introduction: Hemoptysis can be a highly alarming presentation in the emergency department (ED). Even seemingly minor cases may represent potentially lethal underlying pathology. It requires thorough evaluation and careful consideration of a broad differential diagnosis. Case Presentation: A 44-year-old man presented to the ED with a concern of hemoptysis in the setting of recent fever and myalgias. Discussion: This case takes the reader through how to approach the differential diagnosis and diagnostic work-up of hemoptysis in the ED setting and then reveals the surprising final diagnosis. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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