Aortic Dissection Presenting as " XXXX ".

@entity1 @entity697 @entity146 @entity341 @entity520 @entity9496 @entity158
BACKGROUND: @entity1 with medical conditions may present with @entity146 symptoms, which may lead to worse physical health care. Here we present the case of a @entity1 with @entity697 masked by @entity146 symptoms after a stressful event. CASE REPORT: A 29-year-old female medical student presented to the @entity341 ( @entity341 ) complaining about the feeling of " @entity9496 " after an argument with her boyfriend earlier the same day. She did not report other symptoms or @entity158 . Careful physical examination, initially impeded by the @entity1 's agitation, revealed pulseless extremities. Blood gas analysis showed @entity520 . Transthoracic echocardiography and computed tomography ultimately led to the correct diagnosis: Stanford Type-A aortic dissection. WHY SHOULD AN EMERGENCY PHYSICIAN BE AWARE OF THIS?: Medical conditions requiring acute diagnostic work-up and therapy may present with @entity146 symptoms. Increased awareness and the use of standardized operating procedures in the @entity341 may prevent fatal misdiagnoses in these @entity1 .
