Journal article
A Rare Cause for Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Setting That Is Hard to Swallow
Case reports in emergency medicine, Vol.2013, pp.1-4
01/01/2013
DOI: 10.1155/2013/646342
PMCID: PMC3730207
PMID: 23956888
Abstract
Intramural esophageal hematoma is a very rare but important cause of chest pain. This condition shares similarity with the diagnosis of other thoracic emergencies and has a high potential for misdiagnosis. The emergency clinician plays a critical role in the early identification and management of these patients. The management of intramural hematomas is typically conservative, and a misdiagnosis could lead to deleterious effects. Preexisting coagulopathy is one of the major risk factors. With the advent of new anticoagulation medications to prevent thromboembolic events, it is important that emergency medicine providers expand the differential diagnosis of chest pain.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- A Rare Cause for Acute Chest Pain in the Emergency Setting That Is Hard to Swallow
- Creators
- Eric Cummins - The Ohio State UniversityMeenal Sharkey - The Ohio State UniversityTravis Eastin - The Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterEric Adkins - The Ohio State University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Case reports in emergency medicine, Vol.2013, pp.1-4
- DOI
- 10.1155/2013/646342
- PMID
- 23956888
- PMCID
- PMC3730207
- NLM abbreviation
- Case Rep Emerg Med
- ISSN
- 2090-648X
- eISSN
- 2090-6498
- Number of pages
- 4
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2013
- Academic Unit
- Emergency Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984720388102771
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