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Case of the Week - Case # 17

A 28 year-old male with PMH of AIDS presents with pleuritic chest pain. The patient denies history of trauma or infectious symptoms. On examination, the patient appears relatively comfortable and has stable vital signs other than a heart rate of 108. There is no evidence of trauma or stigmata of a DVT. On cardiac exam, there appears to be a friction rub. You are concerned that the patient has pericarditis. You perform a focused echo of the heart to evaluate for the presence of a pericardial fluid collection...
 
Published Feb 28 2007, 12:00 AM by Rob
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