Chest
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Editorial Comment
Impaired Forced Expiratory Volume Across the Heart Failure Spectrum.
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A 33-year-old man was admitted with a 4-week history of intermittent, right-sided chest pain. Two weeks before the incident, he had completed a 10-day course of levofloxacin for a presumed right-sided pneumonia without much improvement. He denied any dyspnea, cough, sputum production, hemoptysis, night sweats, or weight loss. He was an active smoker with a 20-pack-year smoking history and 1-year history of vaping nicotine.
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Case Reports
Acute Presentation of a High-Grade Myxofibrosarcoma Originating in the Thoracic Wall: A Case Report.
We report the first case of a patient with myxofibrosarcoma (MFS) who presented acutely with a rib fracture and developed a rapidly expanding loculated hemothorax after chest trauma. The patient was taken to the operating room for evacuation of hemothorax, and samples and biopsy specimens were taken for cytologic and pathologic examination. Final report with immunohistochemical staining showed a high-grade MFS. ⋯ Surgical resection is the preferred treatment. Prompt diagnosis and adequate management of these tumors are important to reduce their high local recurrence and distant metastasis rates. Therefore, it is important to be aware of its common and uncommon presentations.
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Case Reports
A 65-Year-Old Man With Weight Loss, Peripheral Neuropathy, and Lower Extremity Swelling.
A 65-year-old man with no past medical history sought treatment at the hospital with lower extremity swelling, pain, tingling in a stocking-glove distribution, and syncope. He reported a 23-pound unintentional weight loss. ⋯ He did not report any history of substance misuse, high-risk sexual behavior, or concerning exposures. The patient was admitted for further workup.
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Although multiple risk factors for development of pneumonia in patients with trauma sustained in a motor vehicle accident have been studied, the effect of prehospital time on pneumonia incidence post-trauma is unknown. ⋯ Increased prehospital time is an independent risk factor for development of pneumonia and increased mortality in patients with trauma caused by a motor vehicle accident. Although prehospital time is often not modifiable, its recognition as a pneumonia risk factor is important, because prolonged prehospital time may need to be considered in subsequent decision-making.