Anatomopathological Session Case 2/2011 - Young Patient, Male, with Pleuritic Chest Pain, Hypotension, Profuse Sweating, with ECG with no Acute Ischemic Abnormalities and Negative Myocardial Injury Markers
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Laboratory tests (March 4) revealed hemoglobin 11.3 g/ dl, hematocrit 35%, mean corpuscular volume 85 fL, platelet 281,000/mm3, leukocytes 14,400/mm (neutrophils 81%, eosinophils 1%, lymphocytes 11% and monocytes 7%), creatinine 0.93 mg/dl, urea 42 mg/dl, sodium 145 mEq/l, potassium 3.4 mEq/l, C-reactive Protein 172 mg/l, troponin I < 0.20 ng/ml, CKMB 2,17 ng/ml, prothrombin time (INR) 1.2 and activated partial thromboplastin time ratio 0.89.
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