A 28-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe tearing chest pain radiating to the back. She is hypertensive with a blood pressure of 190/110 m...

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A 28-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe tearing chest pain radiating to the back. She is hypertensive with a blood pressure of 190/110 mmHg and has a new early diastolic murmur. ECG shows non-specific changes and troponin is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Aortic dissection

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ST-elevation myocardial infarction

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Pulmonary embolism

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Unstable angina

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Pneumonia

uk-plab-1 MCQ (SBA): Aortic dissection

A 28-year-old woman presents with sudden onset severe tearing chest pain radiating to the back. She is hypertensive with a blood pressure of 190/110 mmHg and has a new early diastolic murmur. ECG shows non-specific changes and troponin is normal. What is the most likely diagnosis?