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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Mohamed Diab, MD [2], Ajay Gade MD[3]], Feham Tariq, MD [4]

Overview

The patient might be in moderate distress with epigastric pain and bleeding. Patients may experience tachycardia, weak pulse, hypotension, diaphoresis and fever.

Physical examination

Appearance of the Patient

The patient might be in moderate distress with epigastric pain and bleeding.

Vital Signs

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HEENT

  • Normal

Neck

Lungs

Heart

Abdomen

  • Abdominal rigidity

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  • Normal

Extremities

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References

  1. McGovern M, Egerton MJ (1991). "Spontaneous perforation of the cervical oesophagus". Med. J. Aust. 154 (4): 277–8. PMID 1994204.
  2. Wilson RF, Sarver EJ, Arbulu A, Sukhnandan R (1971). "Spontaneous perforation of the esophagus". Ann. Thorac. Surg. 12 (3): 291–6. PMID 5112482.
  3. Woo KM, Schneider JI (2009). "High-risk chief complaints I: chest pain--the big three". Emerg. Med. Clin. North Am. 27 (4): 685–712, x. doi:10.1016/j.emc.2009.07.007. PMID 19932401. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
  4. Pate JW, Walker WA, Cole FH, Owen EW, Johnson WH (1989). "Spontaneous rupture of the esophagus: a 30-year experience". Ann. Thorac. Surg. 47 (5): 689–92. PMID 2730190.
  5. Brauer RB, Liebermann-Meffert D, Stein HJ, Bartels H, Siewert JR (1997). "Boerhaave's syndrome: analysis of the literature and report of 18 new cases". Dis. Esophagus. 10 (1): 64–8. PMID 9079278.

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