A 27-year-old man presents with sudden onset chest pain and dyspnea after forceful vomiting. Chest radiograph shows mediastinal air. He is febrile and...

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A 27-year-old man presents with sudden onset chest pain and dyspnea after forceful vomiting. Chest radiograph shows mediastinal air. He is febrile and tachycardic. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Esophageal perforation (Boerhaave syndrome)

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Spontaneous pneumothorax

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Pulmonary embolism

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Acute pericarditis

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Myocardial infarction

us-abem MCQ (SBA): Boerhaave syndrome

A 27-year-old man presents with sudden onset chest pain and dyspnea after forceful vomiting. Chest radiograph shows mediastinal air. He is febrile and tachycardic. What is the most likely diagnosis?