• Chest · Apr 2018

    Case Reports

    A 77-Year-Old Woman With Acute Shortness of Breath and Chest Pain.

    • Ryan Hyde, Julian Chung, Jason Chertoff, Hassan Alnuaimat, and Ali Ataya.
    • Department of Internal Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL.
    • Chest. 2018 Apr 1; 153 (4): e89-e91.

    Case PresentationA 77-year-old woman presented to the hospital with symptoms of progressive shortness of breath with associated right-sided pleuritic pain. The patient had begun noting dyspnea on exertion, limiting her ability to go on hikes over the few days prior to admission. Her medical history is significant for carcinoid tumor status postresection in 2012 without recurrence. She has no history of thromboembolism or clotting disorders, and she has no history of smoking or drug abuse. Current medications include amlodipine, celecoxib, hydrochlorothiazide, and rosuvastatin.Copyright © 2017 American College of Chest Physicians. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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