A Tight Squeeze

This interactive feature describes a 66-year-old man who presented to the ED with 3 days of progressively worsening chest discomfort. Test your diagnostic and therapeutic skills at NEJM.org.

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Bibliographic Details
Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 391; no. 4; p. e8
Main Authors Ostrominski, John W., Vaidya, Anand, Mandieka, Edwin, Kovac, Victor, Pandey, Arvind K.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 25.07.2024
Subjects
Acute Disease
Aged
and Education
and Education General
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - etiology
Atrial Fibrillation - therapy
Chest Pain - etiology
Chest Pain - therapy
Clinical Medicine
Clinical Medicine General
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy
Diagnosis, Differential
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography
Emergency Medicine
Emergency Medicine General
Fentanyl
Hepatitis B, Chronic - complications
Hepatitis B, Chronic - drug therapy
HIV Infections - complications
HIV Infections - drug therapy
Humans
Ill-Housed Persons
Male
Medical Practice
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Narcotic-Related Disorders - complications
Pericardial Fluid - microbiology
Pericardiocentesis
Pericarditis - diagnosis
Pericarditis - microbiology
Pericarditis - therapy
Pericarditis, Constrictive
Staphylococcal Infections - diagnosis
Staphylococcal Infections - drug therapy
Staphylococcal Infections - therapy
Substance Abuse, Intravenous - complications
Suppuration - microbiology
Suppuration - therapy
Training
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Summary:This interactive feature describes a 66-year-old man who presented to the ED with 3 days of progressively worsening chest discomfort. Test your diagnostic and therapeutic skills at NEJM.org.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMimc2312287