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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510160
Giorgio Berlot, Ariella Tomasini and Michele Contadini
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: 2024/03/30
A patient with acute pancreatitis was admitted to our Intensive Care Unit due to arterial hypotension and hypoxemia that responded to fluid resuscitation and supplemental oxygen; the blood chemistries revealed extremely elevate triglycerides and cholesterol levels. A therapeutic plasma exchange was performed on an emergency basis and determined their sharp decrease. The patient was transferred to a regular ward 6 days later, and a CT-scan obtained after one more week at demonstrated a large pseu...
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Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510159
A Rare Cause of Acute Chest Pain
Cátia Ribeiro Santos, Carolina Roriz and Vera Frazão Vieira
Article Type: Patient Care | First Published: 2024/02/09
Chest pain is one of the most common symptoms for which adults seek medical care, making chest pain the second most common complaint [1]. A central goal in the emergency department is to determine whether acute chest pain is a life-threatening condition for the patient [1,2]. Acute onset of chest may also be seen with disorders such as aortic aneurysm dissection, myocardial infarction, spontaneous pneumothorax, pneumonia, pancreatitis, peptic ulcer perforation, or esophageal perforation....
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