A 45-year-old man is seen in the emergency department for 3…
A 45-year-old man is seen in the emergency department for 3 hours of substernal chest pain radiating to his left arm. The ECG shows sinus rhythm with non-specific changes. Hearing that the ECG is normal, he requests to go home. Which of the following statements is most accurate?
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A 28-year-old male presents to the nurse practitioner with a history of chest pain that has been increasing over the past several days. The client states that the pain worsens upon lying down. He denies any shortness of breath, cough, or radiation of the pain. He reports having a recent infection with coxsackievirus. A cardiac friction rub is auscultated on exam. The top differential diagnosis is:
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