Case Reports

Case Reports

49-Year-Old Woman With a Broken Heart

Author:

Helder Hernández-Rivera, MD

Carla Rodríguez-Monserrate, MD

José Escabí-Mendoza, MD

After presenting to the emergency department with severe chest pain, this patient was thought to be experiencing acute myocardial infarction until...

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Complete Heart Block in a Patient With Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma

Author:

CPT Charles K. Lin, MD, MC, USA

MAJ Allyson Cochet, USA

COL Jack E. Lewi, USA

Following a 2-day history of exertional dyspnea and palpitations, diagnostic images revealed a soft tissue mass in the right ventricular overflow...

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Acute Upper Abdominal Pain in Early Pregnancy

Author:

Richard Temple, MD

Michael Rosedale, DO

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Case Reports

Pulmonary Vein Thrombosis Associated With Metastatic Carcinoma

Author:

Olutola Akiode, MBChB

Gagan Prakash, MD

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Case Reports

Stent Thrombosis: A Disease for All Clinicians

Author:

Valentín J. Del Río, MD

Cathy Jeon, MD

Orlando Rodríguez, MD

Team-based decisions about antiplatelet therapy within the first 12 months after stent placement and a patient-centered mind-set are indispensable...

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Case Reports

Imaging Use in Focal Rhabdomyolysis of the Left Shoulder

Author:

Sean Zivin, MD

Bhargavi Patel, MD

Neil Panchal, BA

Ajay Bawiskar, MS

Winnie Mar, MD

Magnetic resonance imaging and sonography are useful tools for the diagnosis and assessment of this rare musculoskeletal condition.

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Case Reports

Another Reason Not to Smoke: Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Author:

Capt Jeffrey D. DellaVolpe, MD, MPH, USAF, MC

Doug Weinberg, MD

Michael Landry, MD, MSc

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia is an uncommon but potentially life-threatening cause of respiratory failure if left untreated.

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Case Reports

Genetic Heart Failure in an Active-Duty Soldier

Author:

Sayed K. Ali, MD

Tyler Powell, MD

Kenneth E. Stone, MD

A 45-year-old soldier who presented to the emergency department with heart failure underwent a cardiac MRI, revealing prominent trabeculations...

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Case Reports

Dexmedetomidine to Remove a Large Thyroid Mass

Author:

Joseph M. Saenz, MD

Zurab Guruli, MD, PhD

Dexmedetomidine was successfully used for a patient with obesity and may reduce the need for opioids in sedation.

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