Sounds in the Attic
Landmark Article?:
No
Journal Name:
New England Journal of Medicine
Year Published:
1993
Article Keywords:
pneumonia, acute abdomen, geriatrics, pneumococcus, ARDS
Article Brief Summary:
A great clinical vignette about an elderly patient who comes in with what appears to be an acute abdomen when in reality it was something else masquerading as such. A good case that illustrates the importance of differential diagnosis.