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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 10(1):p 31-34, January-March 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.10124.7
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A Case report of Anemia Masquerading as Myocardial infarction Unveiling Diagnostic Dilemmas in the Emergency Department.
Gokul B., Shakti Shishodia, Pallavi Shegal, Dheeraj B. Nair
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Indian Journal of Emergency Medicine 10(1):p 31-34, January-March 2024. | DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.10124.7
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Gokul B, Shishodia S, Shegal P, Nair DB. A case report of anemia masquerading as myocardial infarction: unveiling diagnostic dilemmas in the emergency department. Indian J Emerg Med. 2024;10(1):31-4.Timeline
Received : December 16, 2023
Accepted : February 02, 2024
Published : March 30, 2024
Abstract
44 Year old Male Presented to Er with Breathing difficulty, Sweating, altered mental status. Patient was tachypneoic and Hypotensive and drowsy, Responding to painful stimuli. Patient blood gas analysis revealed severe metabolic and lactic acidosis and patient was intubated and resuscitated aggresively in Er. Ecg was obtained which showed global St/ T changes and hence cath lab was activated and Echo was done in Er which didn’t reveal any wall motion abnormalities. Lab reports revealed severe anemia and patient was transfused with prbcs and patient condition improved and Ecg changes were also reverted.
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Gokul B, Shishodia S, Shegal P, Nair DB. A case report of anemia masquerading as myocardial infarction: unveiling diagnostic dilemmas in the emergency department. Indian J Emerg Med. 2024;10(1):31-4.
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.21088/ijem.2395.311X.10124.7
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| Received | December 16, 2023 |
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