Solve exciting clinical cases specific to your field of interest via Docplexus’ clinical case challenge. Join your fellow doctors to discuss and answer today’s case on acute chest pain in a CKD patient. A 72-year-old man presented with acute chest pain. He has stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) and a 20-year history of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The patient is a smoker and has hyperlipidemia and degenerative joint disease.
His blood pressure is 165/85 mm Hg, and the heart rate is 110 beats per minute. The troponin level is elevated. ECG shows ST-segment elevation. The patient is being transported to undergo coronary angiography.
