UMMS Affiliation
Department of Emergency Medicine
Publication Date
2021-02-01
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Diagnosis | Emergency Medicine | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms | Respiratory Tract Diseases
Abstract
A 40-year-old female presented to the emergency department (ED) after the acute onset of dyspnea. The patient was tachypneic with accessory muscle usage and diffuse wheezing on initial examination. Despite aggressive treatment, the patient deteriorated and was intubated. This case takes the reader through the differential diagnosis and systematic workup of a patient presenting to the ED with dyspnea and arrives at the unexpected cause for this patient's presentation.
Keywords
Dyspnea, adenoid cystic carcinoma, CPC
Rights and Permissions
Copyright : © 2021 Kebort et al. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
DOI of Published Version
10.5811/cpcem.2020.10.49781
Source
Kebort BM, Hong AJ, Bontempo LJ, Dezman ZDW. 40-year-old Female with Sudden Onset Dyspnea. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. 2021 Feb;5(1):1-5. doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2020.10.49781. PMID: 33560941; PMCID: PMC7872617. Link to article on publisher's site
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Clinical practice and cases in emergency medicine
Related Resources
PubMed ID
33560941
Repository Citation
Kebort BM, Hong A, Bontempo LJ, Dezman ZD. (2021). 40-year-old Female with Sudden Onset Dyspnea. Open Access Publications by UMMS Authors. https://doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2020.10.49781. Retrieved from https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/oapubs/4590
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