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Emerg Med Australas · Apr 2007
Case ReportsUncommon cause of cardiac arrest in the emergency department.
- Benjamin Clarke, Glenn Ryan, John Fraser, and Leo Francis.
- Department of Emergency Medicine, The Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
- Emerg Med Australas. 2007 Apr 1; 19 (2): 169-72.
AbstractA previously healthy 48-year-old woman presented to a peripheral ED with non-specific signs and symptoms, including vomiting, abdominal cramping, shortness of breath, tachycardia and hypertension. Despite supportive measures the patient rapidly deteriorated, resulting in a cardiac arrest during an interhospital transfer. This required aggressive resuscitation, but without success. The case represents a diagnostic dilemma in the ED regarding the diagnosis and initial management of the patient's presentation.
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