A 25 year old previously healthy man who smokes presents with acute onset dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. This was unprovoked and occurred at rest. EKG is shown above.
Challenge: What is this noncardiac diagnosis?
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Plain pneumothorax
yes - good call
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Noncardiac
This is a primary spontaneous pneumothorax of the left lung. There is low lateral precordial voltage on the EKG and a vertical or rightward axis shift.
Sources: UpToDate; ECG Wave Maven.
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