Chest discomfort in a patient with cancer. Issue 6 (June 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Rabener, Michael J.; Howell, Christopher
• Is Part Of: JAAPA. Volume 28:Issue 6(2015)
• Publication Date: 2015-06
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Physicians' assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Physician Assistants -- Periodicals; Medicine; Physicians' assistants; Periodicals; 610.7372069
• DOI: 10.1097/01.JAA.0000464279.28870.3b
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0893-7400

Abstract

<abstract> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <sec> <title>ABSTRACT</title> <p>Patients with cancer are at higher risk for venous thromboembolism than patients without cancer due to hypercoagulability associated with malignancy. This article describes a patient with metastatic renal cell carcinoma who had chest pain over several weeks caused by multiple pulmonary emboli.</p> </sec> </abstract>