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BACKGROUND: The differential diagnosis of peripartum chest pain and cardiogenic shock is broad and includes pulmonary embolism, amniotic fluid embolism, peripartum and Takotsubo cardiomyopathy, myocardial infarction, and anaesthetic complications. CASE: A 31-year-old woman with Addison's disease underwent an elective caesarean section that was complicated by chest pain and cardiogenic shock. After initial resuscitation, she was transferred to a tertiary hospital, and urgent transthoracic echocardiography revealed severe systolic dysfunction. She was treated with an increased dose of hydrocortisone and intravenous furosemide and improved. Follow-up imaging showed improvement of left ventricular systolic function. CONCLUSION: In patients with cardiogenic shock after delivery, early transthoracic echocardiography is a non-invasive tool that can rapidly narrow the differential diagnosis.
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Enfermedad de Addison , Cesárea , Infarto del Miocardio/diagnóstico , Diagnóstico Prenatal , Choque Cardiogénico/diagnóstico , Cardiomiopatía de Takotsubo/diagnóstico , Adulto , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Ecocardiografía , Procedimientos Quirúrgicos Electivos , Femenino , Humanos , Infarto del Miocardio/fisiopatología , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/diagnóstico , Complicaciones Posoperatorias/fisiopatología , Embarazo , Choque Cardiogénico/fisiopatología , Cardiomiopatía de Takotsubo/fisiopatologíaRESUMEN
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To assess the usefulness of narrowband imaging (NBI) to detect additional areas of endometriosis not identified by standard white light in patients undergoing laparoscopy for the investigation of pelvic pain. DESIGN: A prospective cohort trial (Canadian Task Force classification II). Evidence obtained from a well-designed cohort study. SETTING: A tertiary laparoscopic subspecialty unit in Melbourne, Australia. PATIENTS: Fifty-seven patients undergoing laparoscopy for the investigation of pelvic pain were recruited. Fifty-three patients were eligible for analysis. INTERVENTIONS: Patients underwent standard white-light laparoscopy of the pelvis followed by NBI survey to assess for any additional areas suspicious for endometriosis. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: All identified areas of possible endometriosis were resected and sent for blinded histopathological analysis. The additional predictive value of NBI was 0% if the preceding white-light survey was negative and 86% if the preceding white-light survey was positive. CONCLUSION: The use of NBI at laparoscopy for the investigation of pelvic pain is beneficial in finding additional areas of endometriosis if endometriosis is already suspected after white-light survey in a tertiary laparoscopic unit. Further research in nonspecialized units may show additional benefit and requires further research. NBI may also be useful as a diagnostic aid for trainees.
