A 22-year-old arrives two hours after something happened while he was sitting on his sofa doing nothing at all. Mid-conversation, he suddenly could not fill his lungs. He describes trying to take a deep breath and finding that it stopped short, as though there were less room inside him than there had been a minute earlier.
For entertainment and educational purposes only. Not medical advice.
Want more practice?
Every released case is open, with a clinical explanation on each.
Want more cases here?
Tell us, and it counts toward writing more. It is the clearest signal we get.