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A teenage girl with extreme tachypnea. Pediatr Emerg Care 2006 May;22(5):349-51

Date

05/23/2006

Pubmed ID

16714963

DOI

10.1097/01.pec.0000215142.26360.a0

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-33744810613 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)

Abstract

Dyspnea and tachypnea are common presenting complaints in an emergency department. Respiratory and cardiac causes are the most common etiology. Functional respiratory disorders should be considered in patients with atypical presentation to avoid extensive investigations. We describe an adolescent who presented to our emergency department with extreme tachypnea.

Author List

Rao AR, Barthel RP, Gershan WM

Author

Richard Barthel MD Emeritus Assistant Professor in the Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin




MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Adolescent
Conversion Disorder
Diagnosis, Differential
Drowning
Female
Humans
Respiration Disorders
Treatment Outcome