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Rakesh Sharma,45 yrs, an alcoholic and a smoker presents with a 3 hour history of increasing shortness of breath.He started having this pain while eating,which was constant and radiated to the back and interscapular region.He was a known hypertensive.On examination,he was cold and clammy with a heart rate of 130/min, and a BP of 80/40mmHg.JVP was normal.All peripheral pulses were present and equal.Breath sounds were decreased at the left lung base and chest x-ray showed left pleural effusion.Which one of the following is the most likely diagnosis? |
| A. | Rupture of the esophagus. |
| B. | Acute pulmonary embolism. |
| C. | Acute aortic dissection. |
| D. | Acute myocardial infarction. |
| Answer» D. Acute myocardial infarction. | |