Clinical Review

A Moment on Your Lips...

...And Then Hours in the ED

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A 61-year-old man with a history of coronary artery disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and depression presents to the ED complaining of severe headache, palpitations, abdominal pain, and chest pain, which he states developed immediately following a midday snack.


 

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