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A 61-year-old female presents to urgent care with chest pain for 2 days. She describes it as “mild right now” but that it varies in intensity; it was so severe the previous night that it kept her from sleeping. Today the pain has been stuttering, lasting a couple of minutes at a time. Pain is substernal, nonradiating, and is associated with vomiting and diaphoresis. Vital signs are normal.
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(Case presented by Jon Giordano, DO, MEd, McGovern Medical School, Department of Emergency Medicine, The University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston.)
A 61-Year-Old Woman with a 2-Day History of Chest Pain
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