Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients
| Characteristics | Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | Case 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 79 | 26 | 90 | 83 | 22 | 73 |
| Sex | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female |
| Triage category | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Symptoms | Abdominal pain, constipation | Abdominal pain | Abdominal pain | Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and constipation | Abdominal pain | Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and constipation |
| Onset of the pain | 4 hours | 3 days | 1 day | 30 days | 2 days | 5 days |
| Medicine/drugs/other | Smoke/alcohol | − | − | − | Smoke, Coumadin | |
| Tension arterial (mmHg) | 140/80 | 110/80 | 120/70 | 110/70 | 80/50 | 110/60 |
| Pulse (/min.) | 79 | 80 | 61 | 101 | 78 | 92 |
| Respiratory rate (/min.) | 24 | 18 | 28 | 22 | 26 | 19 |
| Fever ('C) | 36.3 | 36.5 | 36.1 | 36.4 | 39.6 | 36.3 |
| Past medical history | Asthma, Hypertension | C/S operation (6 months ago), rubella | COPD, DM, CHF | Anaemia (AA) | Aorta valve replacement | CHD, HT |
| EKG | Atrial fibrillation | NSR | NSR | NSR | NSR | NSR, LVH |
| Abdomen examination | Epigastric tenderness rebound and defence | Left upper quadrant tenderness | Diffuse tenderness | Diffuse tenderness | Diffuse tenderness | Epigastric tenderness and defence |
| Leukocytes (/mm3) | 22.000 | 3800 | 12800 | 19680 | 5600 | 6400 |
| D-dimer (μg/dl) | 2047 | 7780 | − | − | − | − |
| Amylase (U/L) | 109 | − | 316 | 164 | 91 | 31 |
| CT findings | Infarct in upper and middle pole | Splenomegaly, infarct in lower and middle pole | Infarct in middle pole | Multiple infarcts in parenchyma | Infarct in middle inferior pole | Infarct in middle upper pole |
| Admission time (day) | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 7 |
| Conclusion | Discharged | Discharged | Discharged | Discharged | Discharged | Discharged |