A patient presenting with collapse and breathlessness

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Author(s): S Raveendran, K Kyprianou, K Zenonos & S Saraf

Description

A 57-year-old man was admitted to the Acute Medical Unit with an episode of collapse following chest pain and shortness of breath. On examination he was tachycardic, and tachypnoeic with a heart rate of 120 beats per minute and a respiratory rate of 30.