Case Presentation: AS is a 39-year-old female with a history of menorrhagia and iron deficiency anemia presenting with stomach cramps. She had a couple of days of nausea, non-bilious, emesis and stomach cramps not associated with menstrual cycles. AS was not experiencing dry mouth, dysphagia or decreased tear production. There was no family history of […]

Case Presentation: An otherwise healthy 69-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital with a 3-month history of progressive dyspnea on exertion and anasarca following out-patient transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) demonstrating a large pericardial effusion and early signs of cardiac tamponade based on exaggerated mitral inflow velocity with respiration. Physical exam revealed jugular venous distension and a […]