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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Symptoms of mediastinitis include [[chest pain]], [[cough]], [[chills]], and [[shortness of breath]]. | Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include chest surgery, [[pharyngeal]] surgery, and [[endoscopy]]. Symptoms of mediastinitis include [[chest pain]], [[cough]], [[chills]], and [[shortness of breath]]. | ||
==History | ==History== | ||
Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include: | |||
*Chest surgery | |||
*[[Pharyngeal]] surgery | |||
*[[Endoscopy]] | |||
==Symptoms== | |||
Symptoms of mediastinitis include:<ref name="pmid26336443">{{cite journal| author=Lewandowski B, Pakla P, Wołek W, Jednakiewicz M, Nicpoń J| title=A fatal case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis as a complication of odontogenic infection. A case report. | journal=Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol | year= 2014 | volume= 11 | issue= 3 | pages= 324-8 | pmid=26336443 | doi=10.5114/kitp.2014.45685 | pmc=PMC4283893 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26336443 }} </ref><ref> Symptoms of mediastinitis. Right Diagnosis (2015). http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/m/mediastinitis/symptoms.htm Accessed on September 28, 2015</ref> | Symptoms of mediastinitis include:<ref name="pmid26336443">{{cite journal| author=Lewandowski B, Pakla P, Wołek W, Jednakiewicz M, Nicpoń J| title=A fatal case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis as a complication of odontogenic infection. A case report. | journal=Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol | year= 2014 | volume= 11 | issue= 3 | pages= 324-8 | pmid=26336443 | doi=10.5114/kitp.2014.45685 | pmc=PMC4283893 | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26336443 }} </ref><ref> Symptoms of mediastinitis. Right Diagnosis (2015). http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/m/mediastinitis/symptoms.htm Accessed on September 28, 2015</ref> | ||
*[[Chest pain]] | *[[Chest pain]] | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Anthony Gallo, B.S. [2]
Overview
Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include chest surgery, pharyngeal surgery, and endoscopy. Symptoms of mediastinitis include chest pain, cough, chills, and shortness of breath.
History
Specific areas of focus when obtaining a history from the patient include:
- Chest surgery
- Pharyngeal surgery
- Endoscopy
Symptoms
Symptoms of mediastinitis include:[1][2]
References
- ↑ Lewandowski B, Pakla P, Wołek W, Jednakiewicz M, Nicpoń J (2014). "A fatal case of descending necrotizing mediastinitis as a complication of odontogenic infection. A case report". Kardiochir Torakochirurgia Pol. 11 (3): 324–8. doi:10.5114/kitp.2014.45685. PMC 4283893. PMID 26336443.
- ↑ Symptoms of mediastinitis. Right Diagnosis (2015). http://www.rightdiagnosis.com/m/mediastinitis/symptoms.htm Accessed on September 28, 2015