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Nearly lost his life after 3 days of self-administered IV drips during a heart attack

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A 68-year-old man, experiencing chest pain for 3 days, called for an at-home IV drip, leading to a severe drop in his heart rate and a subsequent diagnosis of myocardial infarction upon hospital admission.

Triple-vessel coronary artery disease detected

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Mr. Vu, 57, presented with chest pain and shortness of breath, which worsened with exertion. Doctors diagnosed severe narrowing in all three major coronary arteries.

Chest pain when breathing deeply: a sign of lung disease?

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Every time I take a deep breath, I experience a sharp pain on one side of my chest, especially when coughing or sneezing. Is this a symptom of lung disease? (Minh Trang, Ho Chi Minh City).

18-year-old diagnosed with spontaneous pneumothorax of unknown origin

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Quang, 18, experienced chest pain and shortness of breath, leading to a surprising diagnosis of pneumothorax despite having no prior lung disease.

Thymoma removed through neck incision

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A 38-year-old patient, Viet, had a tumor at the chest-neck border successfully removed through a neck incision, avoiding traditional open-chest surgery.

Breast abscess in a pregnant woman

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Ms. Hong, 21, experienced chest pain for a month, attributing it to pregnancy, but doctors discovered a superinfected abscess and drained nearly 150 ml of pus.