All Journals from Purav Desai
Abstract
Chest pain is an extremely common presenting complaint on the acute medical unit. It is important to distinguish between patients who have serious pathology and those without. Often, the focus is on ruling out an acute coronary syndrome and inadequate consideration is given to other possible causes.
This case highlights the importance of performing relevant investigations in a timely manner, in order to ensure that a correct diagnosis is made.
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Abstract
Headache and seizures are common presentations to the acute medical unit. We report a case of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) in a 73 yr old woman with a history of uncontrolled hypertension who had recently discontinued one of her antihypertensive drugs; such cases are rare but pose a diagnostic challenge given the nonspecific nature of the clinical presentation. However, early diagnosis and treatment leads to full recovery in the majority of patients.
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