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Abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting in a 19-year-old man

CardiologyHard

Diego Ramirez

19 years · Male

Vitals

Heart rate
123 bpm
Blood pressure
102/70 mmHg
Resp. rate
26 /min
SpO₂
94%
Temperature
99.1 °F

How hard it is

A rare condition, or a common one presenting unusually. The standard questions and tests won't get you there; you'll need to spot what doesn't fit.

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Source

Adapted from a case report published in European Heart Journal: Case Reports, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The patient's name and some details are invented; the clinical picture follows the report. The report names the diagnosis.