A 76-year-old man with a past medical history of hyperlipide…
A 76-year-old man with a past medical history of hyperlipidemia and diabetes mellitus presents to the emergency room with a 2-hour history of acute, severe, “crushing” left precordial chest pain; it is associated with nausea, vomiting, diaphoresis, and altered mental status. Physical exam is notable for an ashen and cyanotic appearance, hypotension, rapid and weak peripheral pulsations, distant heart sounds, elevated jugular venous distension, and pulmonary crackles. A stat bedside chest x-ray reveals pulmonary vascular congestion and Kerley B lines. What assertion can be made from the diagnostic workup of this patient?