Tjeerd van der Veer1, Johannes C C M In 't Veen2, Wijnand K den Dekker3, Jelle Miedema4. 1. Department of Pulmonology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Electronic address: t.vanderveer@franciscus.nl. 2. Department of Pulmonology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 3. Department of Cardiology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 4. Department of Pulmonology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
Abstract
CASE PRESENTATION: A 79-year-old woman presented to the ED with complaints of gradually worsening exertional dyspnea, dizziness, and chest discomfort. For several weeks she had not been able to perform light household work. The patient's medical history mentioned pulmonary embolism following immobilization (2012), several fractures after trauma, an ischemic cerebral vascular accident (2014), and curative treatment for breast cancer (1995). Her current medication included esomeprazole, clopidogrel, simvastatin, calcium/vitamin D, amitriptyline, and acetaminophen.
CASE PRESENTATION: A 79-year-old woman presented to the ED with complaints of gradually worsening exertional dyspnea, dizziness, and chest discomfort. For several weeks she had not been able to perform light household work. The patient's medical history mentioned pulmonary embolism following immobilization (2012), several fractures after trauma, an ischemic cerebral vascular accident (2014), and curative treatment for breast cancer (1995). Her current medication included esomeprazole, clopidogrel, simvastatin, calcium/vitamin D, amitriptyline, and acetaminophen.