[An unexpected cause of dyspnea and degradation of performance].

History And Admission Findings: A 55-year old man suffers from progressive, distinctive dyspnoea and physical weakness since 5 days. Due to ST-segment changes in the ECG and a positive troponin-test, the primary care physician initiates an hospitalization.

Investigations: After admission, the laboratory tests confirm the elevated troponin-values, and show additionally elevated pro-brain-natriuric-peptide-values.

[Hematologic chest pain].

History And Admission Findings: We report the case of a 59-year-old male who was admitted to hospital with acute chest pain. Coronary heart disease was known from the medical history. The patient reported recurrent ostealgia and susceptibility for infection during the last months before admission.

[42-year-old patient with portal hypertension - case 6/2012].

History And Admission Findings: A 42-year-old woman was referred with a bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract, varices in the fundus of the stomach and portal hypertension of unknown primary.

Investigations: Ultrasound examinations showed splenomegaly as well as portal hypertension. Blood examinations revealed low levels of haemoglobin.